Jignya Patel

Jignya Patel has a diverse range of experience in supply chain operations, procurement, and planning. Jignya is currently working at Alector as the Director of Supply Chain Operations, a position they have held since March 2023. Before this, Jignya was the Senior Manager of Supply Chain Operations at Alector from July 2021 to March 2023. Prior to that, they held the role of Senior Procurement Manager from March 2020 to July 2021 and Procurement Manager from September 2018 to March 2020 at Alector. Jignya also has experience in the healthcare industry, specifically at Ariosa Diagnostics (which was acquired by Roche) where they worked as a Senior Buyer/Planner from June 2014 to January 2016 and as a Buyer/Planner from March 2013 to June 2014. Jignya began their career at Nestlé, serving as a Finished Goods Deployer/Raw Materials Planner from April 2006 to May 2010 and as a Finished Goods Deployment Coordinator from August 2005 to April 2006. Additionally, Jignya worked at Niagara Bottling, LLC as a Replenishment Buyer/Analyst from August 2011 to April 2012.

Jignya Patel completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration with a focus on Management Information Systems at the University of California, Riverside from 2001 to 2005. Jignya went on to obtain a certification in the Coupa Platform from Coupa Software in January 2020. Currently, they are pursuing the Stanford Lead Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business from 2021 to 2022. No field of study is specified for this program.