Aaron Reid
Aaron is helping translate Ventia’s purpose, ‘making infrastructure work for communities’, into practical actions that deliver better outcomes for people, communities and the business. He leads procurement-driven social value, turning policy intent into measurable, enforceable outcomes without compromising commercial or delivery performance. He is currently GM Social Value at Ventia, with over 30 years' experience across the UK and Australia in sustainable procurement, social value measurement, and inclusive workforce and supply-chain reform.
He co-founded and co-chairs the Australian Social Value Taskforce, which developed the Global TOM System for Australia, used to define, compare, and manage social value in procurement. Aaron also played a pivotal role in the relaunch of the Supply Chain Sustainability School in Australia a collaboration to create free sustainability learning materials for non sustainability professionals.