Nancy Warner
About Nancy Warner
Nancy Warner is the Director, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at the National Basketball Association, with extensive experience in supplier diversity and relationship management.
Current Role at National Basketball Association
Nancy Warner is currently serving as the Director, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at the National Basketball Association (NBA) based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. She has held this position since 2017. In her role, Warner concentrates on implementing strategic initiatives to enhance the NBA's Supplier Diversity program. She emphasizes leveraging external partnerships to drive diversity and inclusion efforts within the organization. Warner also focuses on early career development and cross-functional collaboration within the NBA.
Previous Experience at Teva Pharmaceuticals
Prior to joining the NBA, Nancy Warner worked at Teva Pharmaceuticals in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. She served as the Senior Manager, Supplier Diversity and Supplier Relationship Management, Global Procurement from 2015 to 2016. During her tenure, Warner accumulated experience in managing supplier diversity and relationships on a global scale, which contributed to her expertise in driving diversity and inclusion efforts in subsequent roles.
Role at Enterprise Holdings
Before her position at Teva Pharmaceuticals, Nancy Warner was the Global Supplier Diversity Program Manager at Enterprise Holdings. She held this role from 2009 to 2015 in the Greater St. Louis Area. In this capacity, Warner managed the global supplier diversity program, gaining extensive experience in promoting diversity within a large, international organization. Her efforts in this role laid a solid foundation for her subsequent leadership roles in diversity and inclusion.
Experience at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Nancy Warner started her career at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where she worked as an Account Manager from 2003 to 2009 in the Greater St. Louis Area. During her six years in this position, she honed her skills in customer relationship management and gained valuable business experience that would inform her later focus on supplier diversity and inclusion programs.
Education at University of California, Riverside
Nancy Warner studied Business Administration at the University of California, Riverside. She achieved her Bachelor’s Degree in 1970. Her educational background in business administration provided her with a solid foundation for her career in diversity and inclusion leadership roles in various high-profile organizations.