{"id":7513,"date":"2025-04-30T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/?p=7513"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:00:48","slug":"sovra-builds-on-summit-success-with-launch-of-advisory-board-appoints-gary-lambert-as-inaugural-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/press-release\/sovra-builds-on-summit-success-with-launch-of-advisory-board-appoints-gary-lambert-as-inaugural-member\/","title":{"rendered":"SOVRA Builds on Summit Success with Launch of Advisory Board, Appoints Gary Lambert as Inaugural Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Latham, NY – April 30<\/strong> Following the momentum of its highly successful inaugural SOVRA Summit, SOVRA today announced the formation of its new Advisory Board, a strategic initiative designed to deepen alignment with public sector priorities and accelerate innovation throughout the product. The Board will comprise seasoned government and industry leaders who will directly influence SOVRA\u2019s product roadmap, go-to-market strategies, and long-term vision.<\/p>


The first appointment to the SOVRA Advisory Board is Gary Lambert, former Assistant Secretary for Operational Services at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.\u00a0 Lambert brings over 30 years of highly leveraged leadership experience in public sector procurement, strategic sourcing, acquisitions, and management.<\/p>


As a nationally recognized procurement expert and three-time recipient of the prestigious Manuel Carballo Award for Excellence in Public Service, Lambert has consistently demonstrated an ability to drive operational excellence while balancing innovation and fiscal responsibility, qualities critical to SOVRA\u2019s mission of empowering government procurement teams.<\/p>


\u00ab\u00a0Public procurement is undergoing a critical transformation, and it\u2019s more important than ever to have solutions that are deeply informed by the realities agencies face every day,\u00a0\u00bb said Lambert. \u00ab\u00a0I\u2019m excited to work with SOVRA to help shape offerings that truly meet the evolving needs of the public sector.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>


The SOVRA Advisory Board will serve as an essential forum for capturing the customer’s voice, providing candid feedback, and ensuring that SOVRA\u2019s research, development, and strategic initiatives stay grounded in the real-world challenges and opportunities facing state and local governments, higher education, and public sector organizations across North America.<\/p>


\u201cWe didn\u2019t create an Advisory Board just to have one. We created it to drive measurable impact,\u201d said Luc Filiatreault, Chief Executive Officer at SOVRA. \u201cGary’s appointment reflects our continuing commitment to build unparalleled expertise, ensuring that our roadmap is shaped by the people who understand public procurement best, those who live it.\u201d<\/p>


The creation of the Advisory Board marks a pivotal chapter in SOVRA\u2019s growth, reinforcing its commitment to delivering smarter, outcome-focused solutions for public procurement. Additional board members will be announced in the coming months.<\/p>


About SOVRA<\/h4>

\u2028SOVRA represents the culmination of over twenty years of mdf commerce\u2019s expertise and innovation, integrating the strengths of industry-leading brands like bidnet direct, Periscope, and Merx. Serving over 7,000 buyers and connecting them with more than one million suppliers across North America, SOVRA delivers the most advanced public procurement solutions<\/a> available. Focusing on transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness, SOVRA empowers governments to optimize every tax dollar and deliver exceptional community services.
Discover how SOVRA can transform your procurement processes by visiting www.sovra.com<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7513"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7519,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513\/revisions\/7519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7513"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=7513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}