As Senior Vice President of Market Development, Angela Fernandez leads all strategic partnerships, business development, account management and member and advisory services efforts at GS1 US. Under her guidance, the team is charged with driving the growth of GS1 Standards adoption and use.

She is also responsible for spearheading the GS1 US Government and Regulatory program to drive awareness and use of GS1 Standards across federal programs, regulations, and more.

Ms. Fernandez formerly served as Vice President, Community Engagement at GS1 US. Since joining GS1 US more than 20 years ago, Ms. Fernandez has collaborated with industry stakeholders—manufacturers, wholesalers/distributors, retailers, restaurants, healthcare providers, government agencies, trade associations and solution providers—to identify how the use of GS1 Standards can improve supply chain business processes as well as support regulatory requirements, including the Food Safety Modernization Act, Drug Supply Chain Security Act and Unique Device Identification Rule to deliver safe products to patients and consumers. She has extensive experience and success working with corporate executives, technology developers and high-ranking government officials to promote the use of global data standards, digital analytics and new technologies to advance organizational efficiency, supply chain visibility and resiliency, omnichannel marketing and e-commerce.

She is a frequent guest speaker at industry events, including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Edge, the Healthcare Distribution Alliance conference and the Conference Board Supply Chain Visibility conference. She has been an expert resource for media outlets including Axios, The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Wall Street Journal and more.

Ms. Fernandez earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Drexel University.