Jennifer Green Godette is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion Client, Business and Partner Engagement at Cognizant, a multi-billion-dollar technology and professional services company with more than 350,000 employees. Jennifer leverages her extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), marketing, and client relationship management experience to promote diversity and inclusion at Cognizant and with Cognizant’s clients and partners. This role includes leading Cognizant’s Returnship Program, a 3-month paid experience comprised of training, mentoring, and coaching for experienced professionals who have taken an extended career break and are eager to return to work. Jennifer is also working closely with procurement leadership to strengthen and expand Cognizant’s supplier diversity program. Jennifer earned her bachelor’s degree in architectural design from the University of Virginia and completed her MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Jennifer recently moved to Washington, DC where she serves as a basketball mom and chauffeur to her 17-year-old son. Outside of work and watching her son play basketball, much of her time is spent renovating her 100+ year old home and working to make her former hometown Southlake, TX more inclusive.