Nedra Dickson

WBENC

Interim President & CEO

Nedra Dickson currently serves as the Interim President & CEO of WBENC, previously having served as WBENC Board Chair since 2023. Nedra recently retired from her longtime leadership role with Accenture and has been involved with WBENC and its partner organizations for many years, having led Accenture’s Global Supplier Diversity and Sustainability Programs across 20 countries. During her tenure at Accenture, Nedra was also responsible for Europe Procurement Operations in 30 countries.

A seasoned and awarded executive, Nedra possesses over 20 years of Technology Consulting, Operations Management, Procurement Sourcing and Category Management experience with Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries.  With strong expertise in Procurement transformation and Supplier Relationship Management, she has managed over $2B in contingent labor spend.

Nedra is credited for expanding Accenture’s award-winning and world-renown dedicated diverse supplier mentoring program – Diverse Supplier Development Program (DSDP).

Nedra was recognized by Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the Top Diversity and Inclusion Officers of Atlanta, Global Supplier Diversity Champion by NGLCC,  Georgia Top 25 Women in their Female Success Factor Series, WE magazine as one of America’s Top 100 Leaders in Corporate Supplier Diversity, Top 25 Women in Power Impacting Diversity, WBENC Corporate Mentor of the Yea, USAPCC- SE region Mentor of the Year and most recently as Top 30 Champions in Diversity.