At The Pope Consulting Group LLC, our strength lies in the collective expertise and experience of our consultants. Each member of our team brings a unique set of skills and insights, ensuring that our clients receive the best possible advice and solutions. Our consultants are not just experts in their fields; they are dedicated professionals committed to understanding and addressing your specific needs. They are the pillars that uphold our standards of excellence, and their dedication is evident in every successful project and satisfied client.
Tanya E. Pope
Tanya E. Pope serves as Assistant Vice President of University Supplier Diversity at Columbia University within Columbia University’s Facilities and Operations Department. She is responsible for sourcing capable, diverse vendors to support the University’s construction projects and business initiatives. Those projects have paid over $1.2 billion to diverse firms over the past 10 years. Additionally, she oversees compliance reporting and community projects related to Columbia University’s agreements for its Manhattanville Campus expansion with the Upper Manhattan community, City, and State of New York.
She and her team launched the CU Grow: Vendor Development Program, now in its sixth cohort, in 2017.
The program is designed to assist select MWL (Minority, Women, and Local) businesses that are positioned to do business with Columbia University. The engagement helps to grow their business through a coaching and procurement program with a curriculum designed by the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.
In 2022, Tanya negotiated the agreement for Columbia University Facilities and Operations to become the market access partner of Ascend NYC. Through this impactful partnership with BOC Network, the Ascend NYC team works to expand opportunities for businesses of color with Columbia University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, as well as 13 other private corporations, which participate as part of Ascend NYC’s “Private Anchor Exchange.”
Ms. Pope is a multi-faceted professional with a deep understanding of government, construction, and large institutional procurement and has held senior roles in the public sector, publishing, travel, cable television, nonprofit, and academia throughout her career. In each role, her focus has been on the implementation of innovative diversity solutions and the development of effective workflow processes, which have yielded substantial and measurable results.
Tanya holds a B.S. in Communications Management and an M.S. in Leadership and Strategic Management, both from Manhattanville College. She also earned her Master of Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in 2021.
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