Distinguished Alumni Award: School of Management

Darcy MacLaren, MBA '85.

Darcy MacClaren, MBA '85

Darcy MacClaren is a globally recognized technology executive with over 30 years of experience leading innovation and growth in the supply chain industry. She has shaped strategy for Fortune 100, mid-cap, and venture-backed companies, and advises boards and private equity firms.

Currently, she is a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pinkus and an independent board director at 1LogTech. Prior she served as Global CRO for SAP Supply Chain, a $4B SAP Supply Chain, business, overseeing sales strategy, customer success, and ecosystem growth. Her previous roles include leadership positions at Blue Yonder, Infor, G-Log (acquired by Oracle), and HP. She also founded the Empowering Women in Supply Chain Network, now with over 1,500 members.

Named a top 100 supply chain leader and “pro to know,” MacClaren has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Bloomberg Radio, and NPR. In 2024, she received SAP’s diversity and inclusion award and was honored by the University of Tennessee.

She holds a BA from St. Lawrence University and an MBA from UB, where her passion for supply chain began.

Distinguished Alumni Awards

These awards are given in recognition of exceptional career accomplishments, community or university service, and research and scholarly activity.