Julia Ekelman

Julia Ekelman, LSSGB®, serves as the Associate Director of Supplier Relationship Management and Innovation at Astellas Pharma since September 2021. Prior to this role, Julia held positions at HERE Technologies as Manager of COE/Supplier Performance Management and at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas as Senior Advisor in Enterprise Supplier Management, where Julia provided strategic oversight for supplier governance and lifecycle performance. Earlier experience includes work at Allstate as a Procurement Analyst, focusing on global supply chain optimization and cost reduction. Julia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Legal Studies with a concentration in Marketing from Bradley University.