PDJ - Q3 2023 Awards Open!
Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award
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June 30, 2023
Veteran Leadership Award
Nominations are now open for the 1st Annual Veteran Leadership Awards
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Native American Indigenous Leadership Award
Nominations are now open for the 3rd Annual Native American Indigenous Leadership Awards
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PDJ - Q1 2023 Issue
Latest Press Releases
Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces its Women Worth Watching® in STEM Award Winners for 2023
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Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces its 2023 Asian Leadership Award Winners
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Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces 15th Annual Diversity Leader Award Winners
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PDJ Announces its Latino Leadership Award Winners for 2023
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Featured Articles
Why ‘Diversity of Opinion’ is a threat to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – and what should be done about it
By Michael Stuber
The beauty – and challenge – of diversity means that we are still faced with provocative fundamental questions, such as,...
At Eaton, ally advocacy circles help make allies and foster inclusion
By Drew Horansky
Like many people during COVID, Chris Mancuso spent a lot of time on Teams—and there is one call he will never forget.
Three Career-Building Tips for Young Women
By Nicole James, Vice President of Product Management CX, Oracle
Oracle Software Exec Shares Helpful Hints for Women in Tech and Beyond.
DEI can help companies survive, even thrive during an economic downturn
By Rohini Anand
According to The Economist, a global recession is “inevitable” in 2023.1
Building a Culture of Partnership: The CEO and Chief Diversity Officer Relationship
Authored by: Natalie Levkovich, CEO, The Health Federation of Philadelphia; Jose Rodriguez, Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The Health Federation of Philadelphia; Toya Lawson, Partner, Bridge Partners
The Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) role continues to gain prominence in both the nonprofit and for-profit industries.
Tackling Unconscious Bias by Un-Biasing the Processes
By Simona Scarpaleggia
Some weeks ago, I was invited to take part in a panel debate.
Q&A New York Life Foundation’s Heather Nesle Talks Social Justice with PDJ
By PDJ
“While the New York Life Foundation can’t change the entire system alone, we can fund ideas that could lead to larger systemic change,” says Heather Nesle…
Oracle’s Veteran Internship: Helping America’s Heroes Make The Challenging Transition To Civilian Work
By Gerry Borja, Senior Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager, Oracle
We all know America’s veterans are assets to any organization.
Marilyn Loden Tribute “glass ceiling”
By PDJ
Marilyn Loden was an American writer, management consultant, diversity advocate, and the person who coined the term “glass ceiling”…
Each of Us Must Help to Foster an Inclusive Culture
By Yusuf Z. Zakir
My parents immigrated to Canada from East Africa in the 1970s.
Career Choice: Perpetuating Income and Social Inequality?
By Amanda J Felkey and Dimitra Papadovasilak
We tend to look at the C-suite, with its lack of racial representation, and conclude that racism comes from bias at the top, trickling down the ranks from the white men who make decisions.
Featured Series
Advocating for Yourself: Bhavana Bartholf
By Bhavana Bartholf
Ever have the feeling you are working as hard as you can and driving results, yet everyone around you seems to be getting ahead of you?
Resilient D&I: Michael Stuber
By Michael Stuber
2019 PDJ columnist, Michael Stuber shares 15 articles that touch on various aspects of D&I and explains why workplaces need to revise, rethink, and realign their D&I efforts.
Actionable Quick Reads
People On The Move
Letitia K. James – GXO Logistics, Inc.
GXO Announces Letitia James as Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Dionne Wallace Oakley – Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac Names Dionne Wallace Oakley as Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity Officer
Darwin Conner – Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland Welcomes Darwin Conner as New US Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
PDJ - Magazine Issue - Q2 2023 - Award Winners
2023 Women Worth Watching® in STEM Award Winners
- AT&T Business - Jush Danielson - Assistant Vice President, Technology Center of Excellence, AT&T Partner Solutions
- Bazaarvoice - Zarina Stanford - CMO
- City of Los Angeles - Marta Segura - Chief Heat Officer
- Dechert LLP - Amanda K. Antons, Ph.D. - Partner
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc. - Doral Fredericks, PharmD, MBA - SVP, Medical Affairs Strategy
- Eli Lilly and Company - Marjoke Debets, Ph.D. - Sr. Director, RNA Therapeutics
- Eli Lilly and Company - Dr. Petra Verdino - Associate Vice President
- Epiq - Alyssa Miller - Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
- Fish & Richardson - Grace Kim - Principal
- Fish & Richardson - Jacqueline Tio - Principal
- Haynes Boone, LLP - Dr. Angela Grant - Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Kelly Services - Maria Groszek - Director of Engineering Domain Intelligence
- Knobbe Martens - Shannon Lam - Partner
- Kroll - Venetia "Vene" Manners - Chief Information Officer, Kroll Business Services (KBS), Kroll
- Latham & Watkins - Arlene Chow - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Rachel Weiner Cohen - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Dr. Betty Pang - Partner
- LaunchDarkly - Sara Mazer - Federal CTO
- Learning Undefeated - Jennifer Colvin - Chief Innovation Officer
- Lincoln Financial Group - Allison Lasater - Vice President, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Technology and Operations
- MBHB - Jori Fuller - Equity Partner
- New York Life - Reshma Budhwani - Vice President and Chief Technology Security Office
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Stephanie DeBrow - Partner
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Dr. Sherry Roberg-Perez - Partner
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Emily Tremblay - Partner
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center - Dr. Candace S. Johnson - President & CEO
- Sandia National Laboratories - Dr. Birsen Ayaz-Maierhafer - Nuclear Engineer
- Sandia National Laboratories - Vanessa Vargas - Lead Economist, Systems Research and Analysis
- Segra - Rose Chambers - Chief Information Officer
- Sidus Space - Carol Craig - Founder and CEO
- Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC - Chandrika Vira - Director
- Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso - Dr. Cynthia Perry - Associate Academic Dean of Admissions and Associate Professor
- Union Pacific Railroad - Lori Lentsch - General Director Tech
- Union Pacific Railroad - Jordan Turner - General Director Tech
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (WilmerHale) - Cynthia T. Mazareas - Partner
2023 Asian Leadership Award Winners
- Akin Gump - Stephen Kho - Partner
- Akin Gump - Yujin Kim McNamara - Partner
- Axinn - Jason Murata - Partner
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Maya Yamazaki - Partner; Diversity Executive Council Chair
- Dechert - Amisha Patel - Associate
- Eli Lilly and Company - Ling Liu, Ph.D. - Chief Scientific Officer - Biotechnology Research
- Epiq Global - Jenny Trang - Vice President of Client Solutions
- Freddie Mac - Naveen Naidu - Development Sr. Manager
- Freddie Mac - Ling Xu - VP, Multifamily Investments & Portfolio Management
- Haynes Boone, LLP - Tom Chen - Partner
- Knobbe Martens - Sheila Swaroop - Partner
- Kroll - Anju Chopra - Head of Global Product Development
- Latham & Watkins - Aaron Chiu - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Elisabeth M. Martin - Partner
- Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP - Lilian Ficht - Patent Agent
- Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP - Dan Huynh - Partner
- Moss Adams - Lu Zhang - Managing Director, International Tax
- New American Funding - Karen Chiu - Vice President, Builder Division
- New York Life - Alise Civello - Vice President, Agency Sales
- Northern Virginia Family Service - Clifford Yee - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Annie Huang - Deputy Managing Partner, New York Office
- Sanford Heisler Sharp - Qiaojing Ella Zheng - Partner and Chair of the Asian American Litigation and Finance Practice
- Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC - Josephine Kim - Director
- Union Pacific Railroad - Snigdha Ganta - Sr. Director IT
- Union Pacific Railroad - David Welch - General Director Exploration
- UW Tacoma - Rachel Endo - Professor and Dean, School of Education
- Webster Bank - Simeng (Sam) Yang - Senior Managing Director, IT Strategy & Business
- WilmerHale - Haixia Lin - Partner
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Dr. Eva Yin - Partner
PDJ - Magazine Issue - Q1 2023 - Award Winners
2023 Diversity Leader Award Winners
- Ally Financial, Inc. - Reggie Willis - Executive Director and Chief Diversity Officer
- Bowman and Brooke LLP - Roshan Rajkumar - Managing Partner, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair
- Dechert LLP - Satra Sampson-Arokium - Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
- Lilly Research Laboratories-Eli Lilly and Company - William Heath - Group Vice President- Medicines Innovation Hub, Lilly Research Laboratories
- Latham & Watkins - Kem Ihenacho - Partner and Chair of Leadership Committee
- New American Funding - Patty Arvielo - Co-Founder and President
- New York Life - David Cruz - Senior Vice President
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Katherine Tapley - U.S. Chief of Diversity and Inclusion
- Ulmer & Berne - Alvin E. Mathews, Jr. - Chief Diversity Officer
- WilmerHale - Monya M. Bunch, ESQ. - Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2023 Latino Leadership Award Winners
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld - Alan Yanovich - Partner, International Trade
- Advanced Micro Devices - Tony Fernandez-Stoll - Sr. Director, AMD Latin America
- America Baez - America Baez - Talent Acquisition and DEI Leader
- AT&T - Michele Lee Rudolph - Director of Solutions Architecture
- BDO USA, LLP - Ana del Cerro-Fals - Tax Office Co-Managing Partner
- Clarify Health Solutions - Betty Rodriguez - Senior People Business Partner
- Comcast Cable - Kerin Handal - Senior Director, Multicultural Content Partnerships
- Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP - Camilo Echavarria - Partner-In-Charge, Los Angeles Office
- DiCello Levitt - Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann - Managing Partner, Birmingham and Co-Chair, Mass Torts - DiCello Levitt
- ECODiversity Strategies - Noemi Lujan Perez - President & CEO
- Eli Lilly & Company - Cecile González-Cerimele - Sr. Director, Diversity & Inclusion in Clinical Trials
- EPIQ - Carlos E. Gonzalez - Chief Information Officer
- FordHarrison LLP - Luis A. Santos - Deputy Diversity Equity & Inclusion Partner
- Freddie Mac - Julissa Pinto De Gracia - Director of Program Management for the Enterprise Operations and Technology Division
- Freddie Mac - Nora Guerra - Affordable Lending Manager
- HARMAN - Miguel Hernandez - Vice President & General Manager, Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean
- Heartbeat - Ana Capellan - Executive VP of Productions and Operations
- Marta Ronquillo Newhart - CCO & Brand Officer, Entrepreneur, Board Member
- Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP - Cindy Caranella Kelly - Partner
- Knobbe Martens - Maria Victoria Stout - Partner, Intellectual Property Attorney
- Lathan & Watkins - Marcela Ruenes - Counsel
- Moss Adams, LLP - Pamela Esparza - Senior Manager, Risk and Advisory Compliance
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP - Melissa Gomberg - Partner
- New American Funding - Patty Arvielo - Co-Founder & Co-CEO
- New York Life - Jose N. Barros - Managing Director, New York Life Investments; COO U.S. Distribution
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Daniel Alejandro Prati - Partner
- Robins Kaplan LLP - David Martinez - Partner; elected member of the firm’s Executive Board; member of the firm’s Diversity Committee; Firm Pro Bono Chair, California offices
- Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP - Christine Dunn - Partner and Co-Chair of Criminal/Sexual Violence Practice Group
- Saxena White - Lester R. Hooker - Director
- Travelers - Rita Ortiz - Senior Director, Community Relations at Travelers and Assistant Vice President, Travelers Foundation
- Ulmer & Berne LLP - Shana Ortiz See - Partner
- Union Pacific Railroad - Carl Garrison - AVP Transportation South
- Union Pacific Railroad - Wes Lujan - Assistant Vice President, External Affairs
- Union Pacific Railroad - Daniela Zarza - Director Mexico
- Washington Capital Partners - Giselle Bonzi - President
- Webster Bank - Jason A. Soto - Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. - Annette Favorite - Chief Human Resources Officer
- Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP - Elvira Cortez - Senior associate
- Withum - Moises Gutierrez - Audit supervisor
- World Electric - Gabino Martinez - Regional Operations Manager
