Jennifer Green Godette

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Sr Director, Americas Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Client, Business & Partner Engagement at Cognizant

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Overview

Jennifer Green Godette is a diversity, equity, and inclusion executive with over 20 years of experience driving strategy for major technology companies. As a Senior Director at Cognizant, she leads initiatives for 40, 000 associates. She holds an MBA from Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business and is described as professional and intellectual.

She is passionate about fostering connections and empowering others, frequently engaging with and promoting events for purpose-driven women, such as the MAKERS Women Conference. Her interests lie in creating meaningful change through community and partnership, showing a strong commitment to social justice advocacy outside of her corporate role.

She developed a comprehensive economic impact study for the Dallas Museum of Arts "King Tut Exhibition. "

Personality Overview

Conviction Driven

Impact-Oriented

Risk-Accepting

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

Inclusive Workforce Strategies
Leads diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy for 40, 000 associates across the Americas for Cognizant, focusing on engagement and representation.
Return-to-Work Programs
She reinvented Cognizant’s Returnship Program, which successfully reintegrated over 150 mid- and senior-level professionals with career breaks.
Women's Empowerment
Actively promotes and participates in women's leadership events, such as the MAKERS Summit and panels hosted by the Women Empowered ERG.

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Work History

7-2024
Sr Director, Americas Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Client, Business & Partner Engagement at Cognizant
8-2020 - 7-2024
Director, Diversity & Inclusion Client, Business & Partner Engagement at Cognizant
3-2019 - 8-2020
Associate Director, Diversity & Inclusion Marketing at Cognizant
7-2009 - 5-2010
Strategy Consultant at Dallas Museum of Art
7-2009 - 12-2009
Marketing Consultant at Dallas Designing Dreams at Executives In Action

Education

MBA from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
BS from University of Virginia

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Insights For Selling To Jennifer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jennifer is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jennifer

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jennifer move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Jennifer take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Jennifer

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