The Millennium Alliance is proud to announce that Lori Wensley, Chief Procurement Officer at Cognizant, received the Procurement Innovation Leadership Award at our Transformational Chief Procurement Officer Assembly, held June 3–4 at The JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria.
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About Lori Wensley
Serving as the Chief Procurement Officer at Cognizant Technology Solutions, Lori has built a robust career in global procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management, previously excelling as Cognizant’s AVP of Procurement and Global IT Category Lead. Lori’s foundational leadership includes nearly two decades at Xerox Corporation, where she managed cross-category spend as a procurement leader in Canada, directed North American contingent labor programs via MSP and VMS frameworks, and drove end-to-end IT outsourcing negotiations across network, infrastructure, and application services. Backed by early experience as an infrastructure analyst at EDS and armed with a PMP certification since 2009 and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lori specializes in program management, infrastructure operations, and complex supplier governance that ensures operational excellence.