2019 CAPPO Conference

Jack Pelligrino
Director of Purchasing & Contracting
San Diego County


Jack Pellegrino has over 34 years of government contracting andprocurement experience working with diverse teams of contracting,procurement, and pricing staff in both the public and private sectors.Prior to re-joining the County as the Director of Purchasing andContracting, Jack held executive positions with Fortune 500 companies,leading both contracting, procurement and pricing organizations. From 2002 to 2006 Jack served as the County Deputy Director for theHealth and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Contracts Support Division,during which time he developed and implemented best-practice contractformation and monitoring techniques, as well as, established aContracts Training Academy to ensure contracting accountability and transparency. Jack is a Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), aNational Contract Management Association (NCMA) Fellow, and has beenan instructor of several Contract Management and Procurement coursesat San Diego State University (SDSU) Extension Program, and othertraining organizations such as Federal Publications Seminars and ThePerformance Institute (PMI). Jack is a member of the CaliforniaAssociation of Public Procurement Officials (CAPPO), and has presentedsessions on delivering world class procurement services for CAPPO andother public entities. Jack holds a degree in Economics; and a Master of Science degree inProcurement and Acquisition Management. He has also earned an AdvancedSpecialization in Government Contract Management from UCLA.

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