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Deanna Harner

Pioneer · DISC type DSI
Executive Speaker, Educator & Published Author - Supply Chain & Operations at Independent Consultant
📍 Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States

Deanna is a culture-first Supply Chain and Operations executive at Avanade, specializing in global end-to-end transformation and AI-enabled strategy. With a Black Belt in Six Sigma, colleagues describe her as a passionate, collaborative, and positive leader who excels at driving margin expansion and building resilient operating models.

Outside of her executive role, Deanna values building genuine connections and fostering a positive team environment. She champions women in business and enjoys lighthearted team-building activities, such as sharing pictures of pets as "lazy coworkers" to de-stress at the end of the day.

Unique fact: Deanna believes COVID didnt break supply chains but rather exposed their weaknesses in speed, data, and decision-making.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Executive Speaker, Educator & Published Author - Supply Chain & Operations
Location
Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
Personality Overview

How Deanna shows up

Decisive But Friendly
Driven But Considerate
Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Priorities

Topics Deanna cares about

Supply Chain AI
Her work focuses on AI-enabled scenario planning and she has spoken on her journey with Supply Chain AI implementation in podcasts.
Resilient Operations
Emphasizes building resilient and agile supply chains, noting that the pandemic exposed a critical need for systems that can respond quickly to disruption.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Executive Speaker, Educator & Published Author - Supply Chain & Operations
Independent Consultant
8-2024
Supply Chain Adjunct Professor
Houston Community College
6-2024
C-Suite Partner (Supply Chain & Operational Excellence | AI)
Avanade
6-2024
Global Executive Strategy, Supply Chain & Operations
Avanade
8-2022 - 6-2024
CEO & CSuite Partner (Supply Chain & Ops Excellence)
RPE Solutions, LLC
In the press

Media appearances

Supply Chain AI Implementation: Deanna Harner's Approach at Avanade. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Supply Chain AI Implementation: Deanna Harner's Approach at Avanade. Featured in Inspired Stories Podcast
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Education
2006 - 2008
MBA
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
1991 - 1996
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Houston
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Houston
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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