Valerie Nesbitt

Valerie Nesbitt is Director Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability for Norfolk Southern. She is responsible for ensuring that contracts issued by the company maximize opportunities for small, minority and woman-owned businesses to participate. She also serves as the sustainability liaison for the sourcing team, working strategically with suppliers to identify ways to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

Spanning more than thirty years, her extensive background in supply chain management includes leadership assignments with companies such as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, Martin Marietta and General Electric.

A native of Aiken, South Carolina, Valerie is a lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD) and Contract Compliance Administrator (CCA). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of South Carolina and a Master’s in Public Administration from Golden Gate University.

Valerie generously gives her time to various community organizations by actively serving on committees and the board of directors with organizations such as the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, the Atlanta Business League and she is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Valerie and her husband Donas reside in Smyrna, Georgia.