Michael Thornton, CPPO

Practice Lead, Civic Initiatives 

Mike Thornton is a strategic procurement advisor with Civic Initiatives. Mike was previously with the City of Leesburg for over 15 years and has over 20 years experience in public procurement. The City of Leesburg is a smaller municipality that operates 5 utilities. This allows Mike to facilitate all types of solicitations to acquire the commodities required by his entity. Mike is a regular contributor to Nsite discussion and presents at NIGP forum annually. Mike takes a specific interest in promoting and encouraging innovation in public procurement through the use of technology. Mike is active in the Central Florida Chapter of NIGP and is the past vice-president. Mike has volunteered for several opportunities at NIGP including co-author for Global Best Practices.