Quentin Roach is a global business leader who is recognized for his innate and proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans while building top-producing teams that span multiple continents. As a senior level executive, he serves as a catalyst for positive change and growth, offering a wide-range of experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, and automotive industries.

He is currently Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he is responsible for global leadership of supplier relationship management, companywide sourcing & procurement expenditures, working capital-payables leadership, and implementation of supply chain strategies. He was previously with Bausch & Lomb Inc., where he held positions as Vice President – Global Customer Strategy, Vice President – Global Supply Chain/Global Sourcing & Procurement and Vice President – Global Packaging Engineering. His prior work experience includes responsibilities as Chief Procurement Officer and Director of Operations for Strong Health/The University of Rochester, and positions in Purchasing, Engineering, Operations Management, Sales & Marketing Planning and Quality at Delphi Corporation and General Motors Corporation.

Quentin holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management of Technology from Arizona State University. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. As a lifelong learner, Quentin has completed Executive Development Programs through both the Thunderbird (The American Graduate School of International Management - Garvin School of Management) International Consortium and Columbia University.

Quentin has been involved in a number of organizations and boards, including: the National Board of Directors for the National Black MBA Association, National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame, Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey College of Business - Advisory Board and the Network for Value Chain Excellence, The Institute for Supply Management – Editorial Review Board, Garth Fagan Dance Company, The Center for Youth Services, and the National Advisory Board for the Arts Visitation Program. He was recognized as a “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America” by Savoy and is a past recipient of the Rochester Business Journal’s "40 Under Forty" - recognizing the top 40 young leaders for achievements in professional and civic leadership.