Deirdre Pender

Deirdre Pender is currently the Vice President of Federal Acquisition Strategy at Gartner, Inc. and serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for the National Contract Management Association Metro-Maryland Chapter. They previously held positions as Senior Director for Acquisition Strategy at Gartner and Sr. Contracts Administrator at Booz Allen Hamilton, among others. Deirdre's notable experience includes roles at Raytheon, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and E3 Federal Solutions, LLC. They are pursuing a Master’s degree in Government & Politics from the University of Maryland and have a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.