Diane Coykendall

Diane Coykendall has extensive work experience in supply chain management and operations.

Diane worked at Nektar Therapeutics as a Director of Supplier Management, where they established strategic manufacturing supply chains for clinical and commercial products. Diane also worked closely with manufacturing suppliers to ensure roles, responsibilities, and expectations were understood.

Prior to that, they served as the New Product Introduction (NPI) Supply Operations Manager at Cisco Systems, responsible for managing new products for a $700 million business unit. Diane effectively managed contract manufacturing relationships and drove service level agreements for product quality, reliability, and cost. Additionally, they oversaw the NPI process for their business unit.

Diane also worked at Apple Computer as a Business Unit Commodity Manager, where they managed a $100 million business unit. Diane played a crucial role in ensuring product availability to support Apple's business needs, whether for service and repairs or for product sales. Diane'steam was responsible for planning and procuring requirements.

Diane Coykendall pursued their education at San Diego State University from 1979 to 1981. During this period, they completed a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration and Management, with a focus on the general field of study.