Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells is the Senior Director of Supply Chain at Northwell Health, a role in which she champions supplier diversity and sustainability initiatives.12 She has over 20 years of experience in supply chain management and procurement. Wells holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and is passionate about health equity.3

In her position, Wells has been instrumental in:

1. Adopting an organization-wide supplier diversity policy at Northwell Health1
2. Developing a Supplier Diversity Council to enforce and practice this policy1
3. Supporting the growth of Northwell Health's ambulatory network2
4. Leading supplier diversity initiatives for the past 10 years2
5. Spearheading a "green the ambulatory" initiative to align with system initiatives around the health impacts of climate change2

Wells is guided by Maya Angelou's philosophy: "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." This principle informs her approach to helping diverse suppliers feel seen and heard when entering into contracts with larger organizations.1