Mariano Legaz (Past Speaker)

Mariano Legaz is Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Sprint Corporation. He is responsible for Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain management, and Real Estate operations across the organization. Under his leadership, Sprint Corporation will maximize supplier relationship, drive operational efficiencies, and enable their winning strategies. Before joining Sprint Corporation, Mr. Legaz was the Verizon Wireless Florida Regional President, where he was responsible for sales, operations, marketing, distribution, customer service, and financial performance. During his 20 years at Verizon, Mr. Legaz also served as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Services; Vice President, Sourcing; Director, Capital Planning and Analysis, as well as several other roles in the network technology organization, both in domestic and international markets. Mr. Legaz was recently appointed to serve on PAHO Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a Board Member with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. His past Board service includes Board Membership at Quest Forum – TL 9000, Advisory Board with Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management, Corporate Advisory Board with National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) a Health Sector Management Policy Advisory Board Member with University of Miami, and the Board of Trustees of University of Tampa. Mr. Legaz holds an Engineering Degree in Electrical/Electronic Science and a Postgraduate Degree in Telecommunications from the Catholic University of Cordoba in Argentina. In addition, he received his EMBA in Economics from Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.