Sep 20, 2018
Welcome to a special edition of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, hosted by Dawn Tiura, where we highlight Sourcing Star Award finalists for Sourcing Industry Group’s (SIG) Future of Sourcing Awards.
The finalists on this show have led teams that champion intricate processes and complex governance issues, while humbly noting that their team’s input and expertise help produce the final, positive outcome. The Sourcing Star Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated inspiring, insightful and innovative work in the sourcing field over the course of their career in the space.
About the Guests:
• Deepak Bansal, Head of IT Sourcing and Vendor Management,
Envision Healthcare (EVHC) – As EVHC undergoes a divestiture of its
business, Deepak has led the effort to disentangle hundreds of IT
contracts while maintaining cost consistency. Deepak shares the
details of the disentanglement methodology that he developed, which
will also be published in Forbes, alongside his thought leadership
content on information technology, vendor risk management and
sourcing.
• Kristin Gallagher, Director of Global Sourcing and Investment,
Russell Investments – Kristin led the transformation of a market
data project for Russell Investments, an extremely difficult
category to manage in financial services. She not only drastically
reduced spend but received recognition for best-in-class management
when benchmarking the category against 10 peer companies, including
Northern Trust, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of New York Mellon, among
others.
• Linda Tuck Chapman, President, Ontala Performance Solutions –
Linda was one of the first CPOs in the financial services industry.
She is currently CEO of her own consulting firm and a leading
expert in third-party risk. Linda is a published author, an adjunct
professor at the Wharton School of Business and one of the founding
members of the SIG Resource Center. She also serves as faculty for
SIG University’s Certified Third Party Risk Management program.