Alison Panza

Alison Panza is a seasoned procurement executive with extensive experience in leadership roles across the pharmaceutical and advertising industries. Currently serving as the US Head of Procurement at Ferring Pharmaceuticals since February 2019, Alison previously held the position of Global Head of Procurement - Agencies, Media, Print & Digital at Novartis from January 2015 to February 2019. Prior to this, Alison was the Executive Director and Regional Head of Procurement - Americas at Sandoz and held multiple executive roles at Novartis, including Executive Director of Global Procurement and Global Head of Marketing Procurement. Alison's early career includes account management positions at prominent advertising firms, where responsibilities included managing high-profile clients such as Citibank and Colgate-Palmolive. Alison holds an MBA in Marketing from Fordham Gabelli School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Psychology from NYU Stern School of Business.