Dawn Green (Past Speaker)

Dawn D. Green is an accomplished global procurement and supply chain management business leader with a record for driving business growth and operational efficiencies for companies in the telecommunications industry.  Her decisive leadership style and “get things done” attitude transforms organizations and develops strong collaborative relationships with business functions and suppliers. Dawn’s engineering background brings a unique value to product manufacturing and supplier negotiations. She has a proven ability to link data analytics with strategic thinking to advise company leaders on the long-term impact of actions and her voice is one of trust.

Currently, as Vice President of Procurement and Supply Chain for ARRIS Group, Inc., a technology leader in the telecommunications and media market, Dawn leads a global team of high-tech professionals, responsible for over $2 billion of annual spend across the company, primarily within the Network and Cloud division. Her focus includes direct material, contract manufacturing, ODM, OEM, software, indirect (Opex), integration services and new product development. She has led supply chain transformational projects, including the integration for acquisitions of PACE plc and Ruckus Wireless, accomplishing synergy savings of $118M on a combined spend of $4.4B. 

Dawn joined ARRIS in 2013 as a part of the Motorola Home acquisition. She began her career at Motorola in quality assurance and once moving into the role of supply chain program manager, Dawn quickly rose through the ranks of the procurement and supply chain organization. During that time she successfully built a highly technical software procurement team in less than 10 months, resulting in an initial savings of $40M. She identified and implemented global services strategy to improve demand responsiveness and cost reductions and drove spending consolidation that amounted to $60 million and provided more than 10% in cost reduction. Dawn was also a lead negotiator during critical supplier engagements, which resulted in savings of over $500 million.

A mentor and role model for women in technology, Dawn has served in leadership roles for Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) for Women Unlimited, Inc. and was a part of the Executive Leadership Program for Women at the Half the Sky Leadership Institute. 

Graduating Summa Cum Laude, Dawn’s received both her Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an Engineering and Technology Management Emphasis and a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from the University of Dallas. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with a Computer Engineering minor from Michigan State University. 

Dawn and her husband, who hails from Jamaica, and their twin boys and daughter live in Philadelphia. In their spare time, they are dedicated to coaching and financially supporting a Philadelphia Youth Track Team and supporting intercity youth by giving them opportunities to participate in team sports and build strong friendships.