Liz Whitehead

Liz Whitehead is an award-winning business development consultant that specializes in guiding diverse businesses to leverage their certification and benefit from corporate supplier diversity initiatives. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as certified business enterprises who are invested in making the most of their certification. She supports her clients in reaching their goals through facilitation, consulting, and one-on-one coaching.

Since 2002, Liz has been supporting diverse entrepreneurs in growing and scaling successful businesses. Her professional affiliations include:

The Women Presidents’ Educational Organization in DC (Executive Director)
WEConnect International (Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa)
The Vinetta Project (Venture Committee Member)
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Leadership Forum (Member)

The recipient of awards including WPEO’s 2018 and 2019 WBE Connection award for completing the most Done Deals™ with other certified WBEs and 2019 Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate Award, Liz is also an angel investor, who mentors start-up companies.

Liz earned her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and her master’s in International Affairs from Columbia’s School of Public and International Affairs.

She is married to Jason Whitehead and is the mother of two young sons, Hank and Ted.