Danielle Hansen

About

Danielle Hansen is Vice President of Global Sourcing - Direct Materials for JBT Corporation, a global FoodTech company. Hansen is part of the Carlson Educator Network and has taught Supply Chain & Operations Management as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

She possesses an extensive background in international supplier relationship management, contract manufacturing, negotiation, project management, and continuous improvement. In addition, Hansen is the President of Strategic Training Endeavors, a training, consulting, and coaching company helping companies and individuals evolve and embrace their leadership potential. She is a published author of the book Upward: Leadership Lessons for Women on the Rise and continues her work with women and girls by serving as the Board Chair of Girls Are Powerful.

Hansen graduated Cum Laude with a triple major in Legal Studies in Business, Spanish, and Operations Management from the University of St. Thomas. She went on to complete her MBA, also from the University of St. Thomas, with a focus in International Marketing.

She has participated in three Executive Education Courses from Harvard Law School including International Business Negotiations, Leadership & Negotiation, and the Advanced Negotiation Master Class. Hansen has earned numerous awards through her tenure, including the 2018 Mentor of the Year Award, 6 Star Financial Results Award, Employee of the Month, People’s Choice Award, and a Collaborative Inquiry Research Grant. She is passionate about improving people’s lives and has had the opportunity to do so daily by ensuring continuity of quality supply of medical devices, bio-pharmaceutical, and consumer industry products while at Tonal, Coloplast, CPC, Stryker, St. Jude Medical, Honeywell, and Medtronic. Hansen continues to train on topics of negotiation, contract management, continuous improvement, supplier communication, conflict management, emotional intelligence, and strategy.