Deanna Graham is Senior Director of Design and Implementation at W.W. Grainger, Inc., a $17.9 billion leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. She currently leads the design of offers and solutions that help customers manage their inventory. Over her career, she has held leadership roles spanning investor relations, strategic planning, merchandising, and supply chain.
Deanna joined Openlands’ Board in 2025, inspired by a personal commitment to conservation and a lifelong love of the outdoors. Her love of nature stemmed from traveling as she has pursued visiting all of the U.S. National Parks and other adventures globally. She took that passion to her own home after an Openlands Lands in Harmony consult years ago to add more native plants and remove local buckthorn.
She lives in Libertyville, IL, with land in Grayslake that she is working to restore. Prior to Openlands, Deanna served on advisory councils for Women Employed and Feed My Starving Children.
Deanna holds a B.S. in Accounting and Supply Chain Management from Indiana University and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina with concentrations in Strategy, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship. She is also a fellow of Leading Women’s Executives through the Corporate Leadership Center.
