Julie McGowan Gerdes

Julie McGowan Gerdes is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in business solutions and architecture. Currently serving as Sr. Manager of Business Solutions at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas since August 2017, Julie has previously held positions as Sr. Business Architect and Business Architect within the same organization. Prior roles include Sr. Business Architect at alligatortek and Manager of Business Analysis at General Growth Properties. Julie’s career began at Kraft Foods, where roles included Manager of Information Systems for Indirect Procurement and Sr. Systems Project Leader. Julie holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Computer Science from Marquette University.