Lisa Westgate

Lisa Westgate (She/Her) is an accomplished, forward-thinking leader with a breadth of experience in driving impact and change in supplier diversity and procurement. Her expertise spans all facets of program management and project management as well as category management, strategic sourcing, procurement, conflict management, and new business development. Lisa is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and Scrum Master with a Master of Science in Management, and I remain up to date on leading-edge tools, technologies, and best practices. In addition, she has considerable hands-on experience in a variety of key leadership capacities, including (but not limited to) Director of Infrastructure Management and Vendor Management, Director of Community, Solutions Optimization Engineer, and currently, Founder and Principal Consultant at LN Westgate, LLC. As Principal Consultant, Lisa manages the day-to-day operations of the company, which specializes in establishing ESG and supplier diversity and governance practices. We also provide a range of customizable programs, including strategic sourcing, category management, tech stacks, solutions optimization, supplier diversity, DEI, conflict management, mentorship, and mediation. Her achievements include pioneering the development and implementation of a supplier diversity training program at TealBook. Lisa authored a community management roadmap to create a world-class customer community by coordinating with industry experts and thought leaders, as an SME. Previously, she launched and implemented an IT Vendor Management program, introducing QBR reporting, documentation tracking, and administrative, tactical, and strategic approach baselines. As a driver of continuous improvement who is always rethinking what's possible, she has documented success in transforming complex business obstacles into tangible solutions. Lisa is also well adept at using a data-driven approach to build best-in-class supplier diversity programs while setting clear goals to mitigate risks and improve supplier diversity. When Lisa is not busy speaking publicly or organizing training, she enjoys meeting new people to expand my professional network. Lisa also enjoys working with colleagues within the newly established North American Supplier Diversity Community to share best practices in ESG-supplier diversity and procurement. For more information, visit our website at www.LNWestgate.com or the business profile on LinkedIn.