Jim Bergman

Jim Bergman is the CEO of Commercial Officers Group, an advisory and training firm focused on establishing high-yield contracting for a global client base and across multiple sectors. He has over thirty years of “in the trenches” experience in commercial contracting, initially as a contract attorney, with an emphasis on collaborative and strategic models. During his career, Mr. Bergman has trained and led contract development and negotiation teams, as well as managed commercial relationship portfolios worth over US$1 billion. He has developed contracting processes for a number of Fortune 500 companies, ranging from business process outsourcing, IT, engineering/construction, logistics and capital equipment. His efforts have led to value generation of well over US$500 million. Mr. Bergman is also currently serving as an Adjunct Lecturer at University of Tennessee. He also holds an MBA and Masters degree in History.