October 16, 2023
Top Rising Stars DEI Senior Executives
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Top Rising Stars DEI Senior Executives
| Full name | Company | Company Size | Industry | Job Title | In Position Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Davis | Tyson Foods, Inc. | 10,001+ | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | VP and CDO | 2022 |
| Kim Adams | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 10,001+ | Retail | Diversity and Inclusion Advisor | 2022 |
| Jennifer Weber | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | – | Manufacturing | Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Jessica Muench | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | – | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Storage | Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer | 2020 |
| Assil Omar | AbbVie Inc. | 10,001+ | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Chief Equity Officer | 2023 |
| Lisette Martinez | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia) | – | Hospitals and Health Care | EVP, Chief DEI Officer & Community Engagem… | 2020 |
| Greg Braylock, Jr. | ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 10,001+ | – | Vice President, Talent & Organizational Ef… | 2020 |
| Karen Estela | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rouge, La.) | 5,001-10,000 | – | Infection Prevention and Chair Diversity, … | 2016 |
| Dee Brown | Indian Health Service | 10,001+ | – | Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager | 2020 |
| Maryane Dinkins | Mayo Clinic Health System | 10,001+ | Hospitals and Health Care | Director – Equity, Inclusion & Diversity | 2019 |
| Arianne Dowdell | Houston Methodist Hospital | 10,001+ | – | VP, Chief Diversity Equity & Inclusion Off… | 2020 |
| Rosalyn Carpenter | CommonSpirit Health | 10,001+ | – | Chief Diversity Officer | 2019 |
| Galen Henderson | Brigham and Women s Hospital | 10,001+ | – | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Fa… | 2020 |
| Nicole M.B. Mitchell | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | – | Hospitals and Health Care | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2019 |
| Jessica Brazier | AdventHealth | 10,001+ | Hospitals and Health Care | VP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2020 |
| Jenny Basa | lululemon athletica inc. | 10,001+ | Retail | Director, IDEA Partnering (inclusion, dive… | 2019 |
| Emma Cheer | Global Foundries Inc. | 10,001+ | Semiconductor Manufacturing | Director Global Diversity and Inclusion Le… | 2019 |
| Janelle N. Coleman | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 10,001+ | Utilities | Vice President, Community Engagement, Dive… | 2020 |
| Jenifer Denby | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | 10,001+ | Financial Services | Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity | 2020 |
| Mark King | Westrock Company | – | Manufacturing | VP, Global Diversity & Inclusion | 2019 |
| Maureen Hunter | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Employee Experience, Diversity & Inclusion… | 2020 |
| Sofia Teixeira Mistretta | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1,001-5,000 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Director | 2020 |
| Marva Smalls | ViacomCBS Inc. | 10,001+ | Entertainment | EVP, Global Head of Inclusion | 2019 |
| Jessica L Rice | Under Armour, Inc. | 10,001+ | Retail Apparel and Fashion | Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclu… | 2014 |
| Debra Schrampfer | Union Pacific Corporation | 10,001+ | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Greg Cunningham | U.S. Bancorp | – | Financial Services | Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Melissa Uribes | Trimble Inc. | 10,001+ | Software Development | Vice President, Talent, Diversity, Equity … | 2020 |
| Christine Belknap | Tractor Supply Company | – | Retail | Vice President, Leadership Development, Tr… | 2019 |
| Pamay Bassey | The Kraft Heinz Company | – | Accommodation Services | Chief Learning & Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Jennifer Farmer | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 10,001+ | Biotechnology Research | Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion | 2020 |
| Yesenia Moore | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 10,001+ | Semiconductor Manufacturing | Head of Diversity & Inclusion | 2020 |
| Raymone Jackson | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | – | Financial Services | Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2020 |
| Kiera Fernandez | Target Corporation | 10,001+ | Retail | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Senio… | 2020 |
| Angela Lovelace | SVB Financial Group | 5,001-10,000 | Banking | Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) … | 2020 |
| Michael Matthews | Synchrony Financial | 10,001+ | Financial Services | Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Corporate … | 2019 |
| Susan Sescila | Sealed Air Corporation | 10,001+ | Packaging and Containers Manufacturing | Director, Global Talent Management & DEI P… | 2020 |
| Yentil Rawlinson | Sherwin-Williams Company (The) | 10,001+ | Chemical Manufacturing | Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | 2020 |
| Sarah Hassaine | ResMed Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | Diversity & Inclusion Director | 2020 |
| Keith Waddell | Robert Half International Inc. | 10,001+ | Staffing and Recruiting | President and CEO | 2019 |
| Pedro Suriel | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 10,001+ | Financial Services | Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity a… | 2019 |
| Lance A. LaVergne | PVH Corp. | 10,001+ | Retail Apparel and Fashion | Chief Diversity Officer & SVP, Global Tale… | 2020 |
| Moanica Caston | Quanta Services, Inc. | 10,001+ | Construction | Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion at Q… | 2020 |
| Sheila J. Rostiac | Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | 10,001+ | Utilities | Senior Vice President Human Resources, Chi… | 2019 |
| Kameelah Benjamin-Fuller | PTC Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Software Development | Chief Diversity Officer & CSR Leader | 2020 |
| Shelly McNamara | Procter & Gamble Company (The) | 10,001+ | Manufacturing | Chief Equality & Inclusion Officer | 2019 |
| Silke Muenster | Philip Morris International Inc | 10,001+ | Tobacco Manufacturing | Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Marvin Mendoza | PPG Industries, Inc. | 10,001+ | Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing | Global Head of Diversity, Equity, & Inclus… | 2020 |
| Tina Bigalke | PepsiCo, Inc. | – | Accommodation Services | Global Chief Diversity and Engagement Off… | 2020 |
| Shayna Strunk | PACCAR Inc. | 10,001+ | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | Human Resources Director at PACCAR | 2019 |
| Linda Smith | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 10,001+ | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion at… | 2013 |
| Angela Johnson | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 10,001+ | Oil and Gas | VP, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | 2020 |
| Sherry Alexander | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 10,001+ | Semiconductor Manufacturing | VP, Head of Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion | 2020 |
| Ivett Garcia | NVIDIA Corporation | 10,001+ | Computer Hardware Manufacturing | Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | 2020 |
| Michelle Landery | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 10,001+ | Utilities | Senior Director, Engagement, Diversity and… | 2019 |
| Robert Perkins | Mondelez International, Inc. | 10,001+ | Manufacturing | SVP, Chief Global Diversity and Inclusion … | 2020 |
| Florence Henderson | Moody s Corporation | 1,001-5,000 | Financial Services | Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Anwar Brooks | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 1,001-5,000 | Real Estate | Director of Employee Relations and Inclusi… | 2015 |
| Steven Brown | Molson Coors Beverage Company | 10,001+ | Food & Beverages | VP – Diversity Equity Inclusion | 2020 |
| Cindy Pace | MetLife, Inc. | 10,001+ | Insurance | Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion… | 2019 |
| Jyoti Chopra | MGM Resorts International | 10,001+ | Hospitality | Chief People, Inclusion & Sustainability O… | 2019 |
| Sally Saba | Medtronic plc. | – | Manufacturing | Global Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Nereida Perez | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | – | Manufacturing | VP, Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inc… | 2019 |
| Reginald Miller | McDonald s Corporation | 10,001+ | Restaurants | VP, Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and In… | 2020 |
| Jeanne-Marie Bowman | LyondellBasell Industries NV | 10,001+ | Chemical Manufacturing | VP, Chief Talent & Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Vernecia Johnson | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 10,001+ | Defense and Space Manufacturing | Director of Diversity and Inclusion | 2020 |
| India Sylvester | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 10,001+ | Telecommunications | Chief Diversity & Inclusion OfficerVice Pr… | 2020 |
| Brenda Velasquez Wagner | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | 10,001+ | Hospitals and Health Care | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Vic… | 2020 |
| Antoinette Hamilton | Lam Research Corporation | 10,001+ | Semiconductor Manufacturing | Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity | 2020 |
| Tashí Carper | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 10,001+ | IT Services and IT Consulting | Head of Global Inclusion and Diversity | 2020 |
| Samantha Daly | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 10,001+ | Business Consulting and Services | Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | 2019 |
| David Miree | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | – | Financial Services | Head of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2020 |
| Hillary Weingast | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Software Development | Vice President, Global Head of Inclusion a… | 2020 |
| Lisa Toppin | Illumina, Inc. | – | Professional Services | VP & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer | 2020 |
| Yolanda Moore | General Dynamics Corporation | 10,001+ | Defense and Space Manufacturing | Staff Vice President, Diversity and Inclus… | 2020 |
| Tanya Spencer | General Electric Company | – | Manufacturing | Chief Diversity Officer at GE Gas Power | 2020 |
| Telva McGruder | General Motors Company | 10,001+ | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2020 |
| Marsheila J. Hayes | Fox Corporation | 5,001-10,000 | Broadcast Media Production and Distribution | Vice President, Head of Diversity and Incl… | 2019 |
| Regina Curry | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Financial Services | Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Curtis V. Crowder | Fiserv, Inc. | 10,001+ | IT Services and IT Consulting | Head of Global Supplier Diversity & Inclusion | 2020 |
| Lisa Bond | Flagstar Bank | 5,001-10,000 | Banking | Senior Vice President & Chief Social Impac… | 2020 |
| Tracee Walls | FedEx Corporation | 10,001+ | Freight and Package Transportation | Managing Director, Human Resources – Equit… | 2020 |
| Wendy E. John | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | – | Financial Services | Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion | 2020 |
| Lesley Elwell | Evergy, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Utilities | Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resourc… | 2017 |
| Anita Battle | Equinix, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Internet Publishing | Global Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging -… | 2020 |
| Rob Kaminski | Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) | 10,001+ | Personal Care Product Manufacturing | Global Director of Operations, Inclusion, … | 2020 |
| Akberet Boykin-Farr | Emerson Electric Company | 10,001+ | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Vice President of Diversity & Social Respo… | 2020 |
| Monica Jackson | Eaton Corporation, PLC | 10,001+ | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | Vice President – Inclusion & Diversity | 2020 |
| Kimberly Markiewicz | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 10,001+ | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Vice President – Diversity, Equity and Inc… | 2020 |
| Ron Wages | Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) | 10,001+ | Utilities | Director, Diversity and Inclusion | 2020 |
| Jonita Wilson | Discover Financial Services | 10,001+ | Financial Services | Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| Kate Longfield | Dollar General Corporation | 10,001+ | Retail | Director, Diversity and Inclusion | 2020 |
| Kellie M. Lange | DaVita Inc. | 10,001+ | Hospitals and Health Care | Director, Talent, Diversity & Belonging | 2018 |
| Bethany Gillen | CVS Health Corporation | 10,001+ | Hospitals and Health Care | Head of University and Diversity, Talent A… | 2019 |
| Mike McGrew | Constellation Brands, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Food and Beverage Services | Executive Vice President, Chief Communicat… | 2020 |
| Dalila Wilson-Scott | Comcast Corporation | 10,001+ | Technology, Information, and Media | EVP, Chief Diversity Officer & President, … | 2020 |
| Jennifer Green Godette | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 10,001+ | IT Services and IT Consulting | Global Director I Inclusion, Diversity & E… | 2020 |
| Derek Gordon | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 10,001+ | Manufacturing | Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Offi… | 2020 |
| Lisa Chang | Coca-Cola Company (The) | – | Accommodation Services | SVP and Global Chief People Officer | 2019 |
| Mike Sebring | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 10,001+ | Banking | Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, S… | 2020 |
| Angela Thompkins | CMS Energy Corporation | 5,001-10,000 | Utilities | Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer | 2020 |
| David Rhoden | Chubb | 10,001+ | Insurance | Vice President, Culture and Inclusion | 2020 |
| Donnebra McClendon | Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Software Development | Global Head of Diversity,Equity, Inclusion | 2020 |
| Suzanne Cardwell | CarMax Inc | 10,001+ | Retail | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer | 2020 |
| Shannon Trilli Kepner | Catalent, Inc. | 10,001+ | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Vice President, Corporate responsability a… | 2020 |
| Camille Pierce | Campbell Soup Company | 10,001+ | Food and Beverage Services | Senior Vice President and Chief Culture Of… | 2020 |
| Mira Niswonger | Capital One Financial Corporation | 10,001+ | Financial Services | Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | 2020 |
| Naadia Y Burrows | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 10,001+ | Financial Services | Chief Diversity Officer at Broadridge | 2020 |
| Raven James | Brown & Brown, Inc. | 10,001+ | Insurance | VP, Human Resources & Director, Diversity,… | 2020 |
| Donna Halkyard | Brown Forman Inc | 5,001-10,000 | Beverage Manufacturing | Director, Diversity & Inclusion | 2019 |
| Jamille Jones | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 10,001+ | Retail | Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity, & Inclu… | 2020 |
| Barbara H. Whye | Apple Inc. | 10,001+ | Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | VP Inclusion and Diversity | 2021 |
| David Silverman | Amphenol Corporation | 10,001+ | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | 2019 |
| Nicole Boyd | American Water Works Company, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Utilities | Director of Inclusion and Diversity | 2020 |
| Janelle Coleman | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 10,001+ | Utilities | Vice President, Community Engagement, Dive… | 2020 |
| Melonie Parker | Alphabet Inc. | 44967 | Holding Companies | Chief Diversity Officer | 2019 |
| Michael Thorne-Begland | Altria Group, Inc. | 5,001-10,000 | Manufacturing | Vice President, Chief Inclusion, Diversity… | 2020 |
| Diane Cooke | Alliant Energy Corporation | 1,001-5,000 | Utilities | Human Resources VP | 2019 |
| Khalil Smith | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | – | Technology, Information, and Media | Vice President Inclusion, Diversity, and … | 2020 |
| Patrice Jimerson | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 10,001+ | Biotechnology Research | Associate Vice President, Diversity & Incl… | 2020 |
| Karen Mahoney | ABIOMED, Inc. | 1,001-5,000 | Medical Equipment Manufacturing | VP, Chief Human Resources Officer | 2019 |
| Kevin Jenkins | Ralph Lauren Corporation | 10,001+ | Apparel & Fashion | Head of Diversity and Inclusion Learning &… | 2020 |
| Carla Grant Pickens | International Business Machines Corporation | – | Professional Services | Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2020 |
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