Nedra Dickson

Nedra Dickson leads Accenture’s Global Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability Team in 22 countries. With strong expertise in Procurement transformation, Supplier Relationship Management and Supply Chain, she has managed over $4B in procurement operations spend. Under her leadership, Accenture spends over $1B with diverse suppliers across multiple categories.

Within her current role in Global Supply Chain, Nedra is responsible for finding sustainable and innovative opportunities with small and diverse-owned businesses globally. She works with her clients to help build a supplier diversity strategy creating Tier 1 and Tier 2 spend and successfully integrating them into the supply chain. She is credited for expanding Accenture’s supplier development program (DSDP – Diverse Supplier Development Program). This program is currently in 7 countries and expanding to a new country each year. This program represents a customized curriculum set around growing and developing diverse businesses to help drive global economic impact.

Nedra was listed in the top 100 women in Supply Chain, and she was named Minority Supplier Development – UK (MSDUK) 2022 Global Supplier Diversity Advocate of the year. She has been recognized by Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the Top Diversity and Inclusion Officers of Atlanta, ranked number 14 out of 100 Top women in Procurement, and was the USAPCC- SE region Mentor of the Year. Additionally, she was celebrated as the Global Supplier Diversity Champion by NGLCC, Georgia Top 25 Women in their Female Success Factor Series, one of America’s Top 100 Leaders in Corporate Supplier Diversity in WE magazine, Top 25 Women in Power Impacting Diversity, WBENC Corporate Mentor of the Year, and Top 30 Champions in Diversity. Nedra is also an esteemed graduate of Leadership Atlanta – class of 2022.

Nedra grew up in Arkansas and holds an MBA from University of Southern California, a BS degree from Florida State University, and BA degree from California State University, Northridge. Nedra enjoys traveling as she has been to over 65 countries. She also enjoys reading and playing golf in her spare time.