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Gia Warren

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Gia Warren is a strategic operations and program management leader with extensive experience driving operational excellence, enterprise programs, and cross-functional initiatives across global organizations. With more than a decade of leadership experience, she specializes in building scalable operational frameworks, leading high-performing teams, and delivering measurable business outcomes.

At Lumen, Gia leads global service delivery teams responsible for complex operational programs supporting enterprise customers and hyperscalers. She manages multimillion-dollar budgets, drives operational strategy, and partners with executive stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery and high customer satisfaction.

Previously, Gia held leadership roles at Intel, Amazon, and AT&T, where she led large-scale corporate initiatives, enterprise program operations, and high-volume operational environments. Her work has resulted in $5M in recovered revenue, $3M in cost savings, and customer satisfaction improvements exceeding 98%.

Gia holds an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Roosevelt University.

Unlearn. Reclaim. Lead. | Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Seen ft. Gia Warren
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March 20, 2026

Unlearn. Reclaim. Lead. | Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Seen ft. Gia Warren

You were built to lead. So why does the path keep feeling out of reach? In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Gia Warren — strategic operations and program management leader, MBA, and global executive with leadership experience at Lumen, Intel, Amazon, and AT&T — for a conversation about what it truly means to be built to lead. Gia shares the decision that shifted how she sees herself, what she had to unlearn on the road to operational exce...
Guest: Gia Warren