Marie lives to transform organizations. Marie is founder of Chicago-based, Mensah Consulting, which focuses on procurement and supply chain best practices, organization design, training and development and implementing major transformation projects. Her passions include exceeding corporate performance targets by dramatically reducing total cost of ownership, managing business risk, and establishing long term, sustainable, competitive advantage. Previously a Procter & Gamble Procurement executive, Marie held purchasing responsibilities spanning Contract Manufacturing, Packaging, Chemicals, and leading P&G’s Supplier Diversity efforts. Marie earned her B.S., in Economics, from Cornell University and MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Marie currently lives in Oak Park, IL (suburb of Chicago) with her husband, Ekow, and their 2 daughters.