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Doing Business with Blue Cross Blue Shield

October 28, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Zoom

The Pacesetters Doing Business Series will allow MBE companies to hear directly from procurement officers at Pacesetter corporations to learn about specific processes that may be unique to each company, including but not limited to, procurement procedures, RFP and bidding preferences, contract cycles, and more. Pacesetter corporations are invited to attend and learn best practices and procedures from peer Pacesetters. We also hope this will serve as a virtual networking opportunity for MBE companies to meet Pacesetters procurement staff.

Launched in 2018, Pacesetters is a partnership of large and midsized companies and anchor institutions who use their collective purchasing power to create opportunities at scale for local, ethnic businesses of color. Pacesetters is aligned with the work of the Chamber’s Committee on Economic Opportunity which is charged with developing the united response of the business community to economic inequality. 

Casey Baines

Director, Policy & Communications

[email protected]
617-557-7320

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Stephanie Browne

Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Featured Speaker

Stephanie Browne is Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), the largest…Read more
Stephanie Browne is Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), the largest health insurance plan in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Most recently, Stephanie was the recipient of the Diversity Global Magazine’s, 2020 Top Ten Influential Women in Diversity and the 2019 Mass Technology Leadership Council’s Mosaic Award for her ongoing efforts to diversify Corporate America. She previously served as a director on the Executive Board of The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts and is a recipient of the 2016Leading Women Award. Stephanie is a Certified Health Insurance Executive (CHIE), and holds a Master of Education from Cambridge College and serves on the college’s Board of Directors as their Audit Chair. She is also an alumna of the Executive Leadership Council’s (ELC) Pipeline Leadership Program and the America’s Health Insurance Professionals (AHIP).

Daylana Ervin-Parker

Director, Budget and Supplier Diversity, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Featured Speaker

Daylana is the Director of Budget and Supplier Diversity at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In her Supplier Diversity role, she is responsible for leading…Read more
Daylana is the Director of Budget and Supplier Diversity at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In her Supplier Diversity role, she is responsible for leading and executing strategies that advance the procurement of products and services from diverse vendors. She is also responsible for creating programming that helps diverse vendors build capacity and sustainability. In her Budget role, Daylana has responsibility for overseeing the administration of all financial aspects of the divisional spending, including budgeting, forecasting, and measuring financial performance, financial impact analysis, variance analysis, business case evaluation and decision support. Prior to her arrival at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Daylana held finance roles of progressive leadership at the educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Company (now known as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), including the role of Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, where she led a team of analysts to oversee the financial planning and analysis of fifteen operating divisions. Daylana has also served in a number of financial analysis roles at local and national financial institutions in the banking industry. Daylana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University.

Deb Kiernan

Senior Director, Corporate Real Estate, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Featured Speaker

Deb has been in Corporate Real Estate for over 20 years. She joined BCBSMA in 2004 as the Manager of Real Estate Finance & Administration. Since that time, Deb…Read more
Deb has been in Corporate Real Estate for over 20 years. She joined BCBSMA in 2004 as the Manager of Real Estate Finance & Administration. Since that time, Deb has progressively enhanced her skills and her oversight of Corporate Real Estate. In her current role as Senior Director, Deb oversees 1 million square feet of real estate. Additionally, she is responsible for all BCBSMA Safety and Security Operations, Facilities Management, Real Estate & Design, Corporate Hospitality Operations, Mail and Copy Services. Prior to joining Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in 2004, Deb worked at New England Development and REIT Management & Research overseeing Lease Administration, Property Management and Lease Accounting. Deb is actively involved in a number of real estate affiliations such as CoreNet. She is also involved in several Employee Resource Groups such as Women in Blue and the Working Parents Network at BCBSMA; and serves on the Board of Directors for the North Shore Irish Association. Deb attended Newbury College and the Boston University Real Estate Finance program.

John Lombard

Director, Budget & Corporate Procurement, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Featured Speaker

John Lombard has over 17 years of experience in Finance and Health Insurance. He is currently the Director of Budget and Corporate Procurement at Blue Cross Blue…Read more
John Lombard has over 17 years of experience in Finance and Health Insurance. He is currently the Director of Budget and Corporate Procurement at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). He is responsible for helping BCBSMA create and execute an administrative budget of over $1bn+ which includes 12+ business units and over 3700 FTEs. In addition, he leads a procurement team that completes approximately 500 purchasing deals annually. John is highly endorsed by his colleagues for his strong analytical, technical and negotiation skills; in addition to his interpersonal skills which gives him the unique ability to relay difficult financial concepts in an easy manner to his business partners. John graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. During his undergrad tenure, he had an urge to experience a different culture and completed his junior year abroad at the University of Oxford (Mansfield College) where he focused on Economics and Political Science. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University (Questrom School of Business).

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