{"id":10960,"date":"2024-05-15T12:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/?p=10960"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:52:43","slug":"board-of-directors-reuben-essandoh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/es\/board-of-directors-reuben-essandoh\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors \u2014 Reuben Essandoh"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pulse-Picture-Essandoh-Reuben.jpg\" alt=\"Reuben Essandoh headshot\" title=\"Reuben Essandoh headshot\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h3>Treasurer | Director, ESM, Head of Supplier Diversity &#038; ESM Collegiate Recruiting, Capital One<\/h3><h2>Reuben Essandoh<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>As Director of Supplier Diversity and ESM&#8217;s Management Rotational Program, Reuben leads a team responsible for driving the strategy for Capital One&#8217;s award winning Supplier Diversity program which seeks to develop and grow diverse owned businesses as well as growing Capital One&#8217;s spend with diverse-owned businesses. His responsibilities also include recruiting college talent and developing them for the next leaders of ESM.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Reuben Essandoh served as a transactions attorney when he joined Capital One as a Contract Manager, specializing and supporting Technology and Digital contracts in 2011. He has led the contracts team supporting several categories including Human Resources, Brand, Governmental Affairs, Commercial Bank and Treasury.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining Capital One, Reuben was a Senior Consultant at KPMG where he led the delivery of attestation engagements for clients in several industry groups.<\/p>\n<p>A Board member of the Carolinas Virginia Supplier Development Council (CVMSDC), he serves as the Treasurer. He is also a board member of Elk Hill, an organization that supports at-risk youth, and Celebrate RVA. Reuben loves to give back.<\/p>\n<p>Reuben is a CPA and an attorney, and holds a law degree from Duquesne University. 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