DEI Leaders Most Active on LinkedIn - Senior Executive
October 16, 2023

DEI Leaders Most Active on LinkedIn

These chief diversity officers and other senior executives lead DEI efforts not only at their own organizations, but also with a much broader network via LinkedIn.

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As a publisher and community builder serving leaders of niche industries and disciplines, Senior Executive Media curates exclusive lists of executive decision-makers to enable networking and professional advancement, to reveal executive hiring trends and insights, and to spotlight individual leaders who stand out for their experiences and achievements.

In this lineup of leaders, discover chief diversity officers and other DEI executives whose influence extends beyond their organizations to a much broader network of LinkedIn connections. On top of their current roles leading DEI initiatives at some of the largest companies in the U.S., these executives are active on the professional social media network, all regularly engaging with their 500+ connections and 5,000+ followers on LinkedIn. About a dozen included leaders each have more than 20,000 followers. What can you learn and how can you advance your career by following them?

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DEI Leaders Most Active on LinkedIn

Full name Company LinkedIn Followers Industry Job Title In Position Since
Susan Johnson Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 7,629 Financial Services Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office… 2013
Sara Liang Bowen Boeing Company 6,198 Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Storage VP, Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion a… 2022
Gina Coleman PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 8,341 Financial Services Chief Diversity Officer 2022
Melonie Parker Google 125,323 Technology, Information, and Media Chief Diversity Officer 2019
Reginald Miller McDonald’s Corporation 14,398 Accommodation Services VP, Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and In… 2020
Asif Sadiq Warner Bros. Discovery 65,657 Entertainment Chief Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusi… 2022
Jennifer Weber Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 9,494 Manufacturing Chief Diversity Officer 2020
Jessica Muench United Airlines Holdings, Inc. 8,393 Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Storage Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer 2020
Lisette Martinez Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia) 8,477 Hospitals and Health Care EVP, Chief DEI Officer & Community Engagem… 2020
Terrence Underwood Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center 6,518 Hospitals and Health Care Director of Education, Talent, and Inclusion 2022
Nicole M.B. Mitchell Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 7,083 Hospitals and Health Care Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer 2019
Pooja Joshi QUALCOMM Incorporated 26,370 Technology, Information, and Media Senior Director, Global Diversity, Equity … 2022
Sheree Haggan CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. 6,752 Professional Services Global Senior Manager, DEI (Diversity, Equ… 2022
James Cheng Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 5,482 Manufacturing Global Senior Director of Diversity, Equit… 2021
Mark King Westrock Company 9,801 Manufacturing VP, Global Diversity & Inclusion 2019
Alethia Jackson Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 5,668 Manufacturing Senior Vice President ESG & Chief DEI Officer 2022
Michelle Gethers Clark Visa Inc. 5,253 Professional Services Chief Diversity Officer & Head of Corporat… 2021
Natalie Williams Verizon Communications Inc. 5,757 Professional Services Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2021
Darrell Ford United Parcel Service, Inc. 10,238 Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Storage Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer 2022
Joy Fitzgerald UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 13,375 Hospitals and Health Care Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Off… 2021
Dianne Greene Verisk Analytics, Inc. 5,142 Technology, Information, and Media Global Head, Diversity and Inclusion 2021
Greg Cunningham U.S. Bancorp 18,100 Financial Services Chief Diversity Officer 2020
Christine Belknap Tractor Supply Company 5,664 Retail Vice President, Leadership Development, Tr… 2019
Pamay Bassey The Kraft Heinz Company 12,211 Accommodation Services Chief Learning & Diversity Officer 2020
Alicia Petross The Hershey Company 7,328 Manufacturing Chief Diversity Officer 2021
Raymone Jackson T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 7,526 Financial Services Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2020
David L. Casey Tapestry, Inc. 63,729 Retail Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer 2022
Adrienne Trimble Sysco Corporation 5,890 Accommodation Services Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer 2021
Paul Francisco State Street Corporation 20,752 Financial Services Senior Vice President- Chief Diversity Off… 2017
Karen Pavlin ServiceNow, Inc. 8,820 Technology, Information, and Media Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer 2022
Smita Pillai Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7,999 Professional Services Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer 2021
Payal Sahni Becher Pfizer, Inc. 11,027 Manufacturing Chief People Experience Officer, Executive… 2022
Tina Bigalke PepsiCo, Inc. 5,793 Accommodation Services Global Chief Diversity and Engagement Off… 2020
Jaclyn Barry PayPal Holdings, Inc. 5,953 Technology, Information, and Media Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion, Equit… 2022
Traci Wade Oracle Corporation 10,208 Professional Services Group Vice President, Global Head of Diver… 2021
Sarah Hodkinson NortonLifeLock Inc. 5,338 Professional Services Global Head of DTC, DEI 2021
Laura Agharkar Nasdaq, Inc. 11,677 Financial Services Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Culture 2021
Robert Perkins Mondelez International, Inc. 15,541 Manufacturing SVP, Chief Global Diversity and Inclusion … 2020
Shannon Thyme Klinger Moderna, Inc. 5,199 Professional Services Chief Legal Officer 2021
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre Microsoft Corporation 28,366 Technology, Information, and Media Chief Diversity Officer 2018
Maxine Williams Meta Platforms, Inc. 9,701 Technology, Information, and Media Chief Diversity Officer 2013
Sally Saba Medtronic plc. 8,749 Manufacturing Global Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer 2020
Celeste Warren Merck & Company, Inc. 18,990 Manufacturing VP, Global Diversity & Inclusion 2016
Randall Tucker Mastercard Incorporated 9,835 Professional Services Chief Inclusion Officer 2021
Nereida Perez McCormick & Company, Incorporated 21,456 Manufacturing VP, Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inc… 2019
Denise Naguib Marriott International 5,876 Accommodation Services Vice President, Sustainability & Supplier … 2012
Wanda Bryant Hope Johnson & Johnson 7,810 Hospitals and Health Care Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer 2015
Tami Dupuis-Michaud Johnson Controls International plc 5,526 Manufacturing Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion 2022
David Miree JP Morgan Chase & Co. 7,264 Financial Services Head of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2020
Lisa Toppin Illumina, Inc. 11,409 Professional Services VP & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer 2020
Troy McIntosh IDEX Corporation 10,842 Manufacturing Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Offi… 2021
Megan Hogan Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 25,045 Financial Services Chief Diversity Officer 2021
Tanya Spencer General Electric Company 6,407 Manufacturing Chief Diversity Officer at GE Gas Power 2020
Ernest Adams Ford Motor Company 8,538 Manufacturing Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer 2023
Wendy E. John Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 8,495 Financial Services Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion 2020
Abu Bundu-Kamara Expedia Group, Inc. 6,272 Technology, Information, and Media Senior Director of Inclusion and Diversity 2021
Paula Gómez Pinzón F5, Inc. 9,050 Professional Services Diversity & Inclusion Manager 2021
Kaamilya Major Eastman Chemical Company 7,048 Manufacturing Global Head, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022
Karen S. Carter Dow Inc. 8,880 Manufacturing Chief Inclusion Officer 2018
Nicole Wormley Danaher Corporation 5,802 Manufacturing VP, Chief Diversity, Equity + Inclusion 2022
Sarah King Darden Restaurants, Inc. 6,265 Accommodation Services Senior Vice President, Chief People & Dive… 2017
Dalila Wilson-Scott Comcast Corporation 15,671 Technology, Information, and Media EVP, Chief Diversity Officer & President, … 2020
Henry Ford Jones ConAgra Brands, Inc. 5,250 Accommodation Services Senior Director, HR Business Partner (Sale… 2021
Lisa Chang Coca-Cola Company (The) 19,045 Accommodation Services SVP and Global Chief People Officer 2019
Erika Irish Brown Citigroup, Inc. 54,284 Financial Services Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Offi… 2021
Max Langenkamp Cintas Corporation 5,634 Administrative and Support Services Chief Diversity Officer 2021
Tawanda Starms Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 11,083 Accommodation Services Vice President, RSC People Experience and … 2022
Tim Dismond CBRE Group Inc 8,395 Real Estate and Equipment Rental Services Chief Responsibility Officer 2021
Camille Chang Gilmore Boston Scientific Corporation 7,762 Manufacturing VP, Human Resources, and Global Chief Dive… 2014
Michelle Gadsden-Williams BlackRock, Inc. 8,441 Financial Services Managing Director & Global Head of Diversi… 2021
Cynthia Bowman Bank of America Corporation 21,049 Financial Services Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion and C… 2023
Michelle Jordan AT&T Inc. 8,713 Technology, Information, and Media Chief Diversity Officer 2022
Ann Anaya AmerisourceBergen Corporation 5,202 Hospitals and Health Care SVP & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusi… 2022
Rudy Rodriguez Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 6,269 Financial Services Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2015
Candi Castleberry Amazon.com, Inc. 10,132 Technology, Information, and Media Vice President of Global Diversity, Equity… 2021
Susana Suarez Amcor plc 7,852 Manufacturing EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer 2022
Eloiza Domingo Allstate Corporation (The) 8,905 Financial Services Vice President HR and Chief Inclusive Dive… 2021
Khalil Smith Akamai Technologies, Inc. 6,000 Technology, Information, and Media Vice President Inclusion, Diversity, and … 2020
Ruth Cotter Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 7,682 Manufacturing SVP, Marketing, Communications and HR 2023
Beck Bailey Accenture plc 6,804 Professional Services Managing Director, Global Lead of Inclusio… 2022
Carla Grant Pickens International Business Machines Corporation 7,497 Professional Services Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer 2020

Universe: This list is limited to DEI leaders at companies in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 indexes of leading publicly traded companies, and at the largest hospitals and health care providers in the U.S. All have posted fresh DEI insights on LinkedIn within the past six months.