Kelly Banuls

Kelly Banuls is the Vice President of Strategy and Planning, Sodexo Government & Universities and is responsible for strategic planning, promoting effective relationship management and working to proactively support operations in retention and other Clients For Life activities.Kelly has over 20 years of experience working in the government space and has led multiple large-scale strategic planning projects transitioning large organizations to operational excellence through partnerships with stakeholders who have relied on her deep knowledge and experience of supply chain operations complimented by her ability to skillfully lead clients through the change management process.Kelly has been recognized as an industry leader in category management, supplier management, and acquisition support, as a Supply and Demand Chain “Pros to Know” for 2016, 2017, and 2018.

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Kelly Banuls is the Vice President of Strategy and Planning, Sodexo Government & Universities and is responsible for strategic planning, promoting effective relationship management and working to proactively support operations in retention and other Clients For Life activities.


Kelly has over 20 years of experience working in the government space and has led multiple large-scale strategic planning projects transitioning large organizations to operational excellence through partnerships with stakeholders who have relied on her deep knowledge and experience of supply chain operations complimented by her ability to skillfully lead clients through the change management process.


Kelly has been recognized as an industry leader in category management, supplier management, and acquisition support, as a Supply and Demand Chain “Pros to Know” for 2016, 2017, and 2018. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and LUMA Institute Design Thinking Practitioner. She is based out of the Gaithersburg, MD headquarters location.