2020 Black Leaders Worth Watching™ Award Winners
- Aetna, a CVS Health Company – Mark W. Faulkner – Vice President, Medicaid Operations
- AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) – Olatunde “Ola” Gbolahan – Manager, Finance Process & Systems
- AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) – Kim Steele – Senior Manager, Global Planning & Strategy
- BrandEQ Agency – Nadine Spencer – CEO, president
- Charter School Business Management & FOREsight Financial Services for Good – Stephen B. Reid II – Chief Growth Officer
- Corteva Agriscience – Craig Reed – Chief Procurement Officer & Head of Corporate Real Estate
- Dechert LLP – Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. – Litigation Partner; Firm Management Committee Member; Chair of Black Lawyers Alliance
- Dickinson Wright PLLC – Aaron Burrell – Member
- Dickinson Wright PLLC – Lloyd Pierre-Louis – Member/Partner
- Fannie Mae – Danielle McCoy – Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Fair Lending Officer
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals U.S. – Ayana Champagne – Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (U.S.)
- Fiserv, Inc. – Leslie Pearce – Senior Vice President, Inside Sales
- Fish & Richardson P.C. – Ahmed J. Davis – Principal
- FordHarrison LLP – Destiny Smith Washington – Counsel
- Fullscreen (a WarnerMedia company) – Carron Brown – Senior Vice President, Group Director Client Services
- GABA Inc. – Candice Blacknall – CEO and Cofounder
- Gibbons P.C. – Robert L. Johnson – Chief Diversity Officer & Director, Corporate Department
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP – Karen M. Kennard – Shareholder
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP – A. Michael Pratt – Shareholder
- HARMAN International – Sid Johnson – Vice President, Procurement and Automotive Sourcing
- Ivy Planning Group – Gary A. Smith – Co-Founder & Senior Partner
- Ivy Planning Group – Janet Crenshaw Smith – Co-Founder & President
- JND Legal Administration – Charles V. Lawson – Senior Vice President, Government Services
- Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP – Jonathan K. Waldrop – Partner
- Kindred Healthcare – Deidra L. Byrd – Senior Vice President & Enterprise Chief Employment Counsel
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Kevin Andrew Chambers – Partner, Co-chair Litigation & Trial Department in Washington, DC, and Global Chair Diversity Leadership Committee
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Laura R. Washington – Partner, Litigation & Trial
- Liberty Mutual Group – Bob Thomas – Senior Vice President & Regional Executive, Northeast
- Lincoln Financial Group – Allison Green Johnson – Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, and Head of Culture & Engagement
- Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP – Jonathan C. Hughley – Partner
- Mayer Brown LLP – Marcus A. Christian – Partner
- Mayer Brown LLP – Oral Pottinger – Partner
- MetLife Legal Plans – Ingrid Tolentino – CEO, MetLife Legal Plans
- Moss Adams – Terry Pierce – Regional Campus Recruiting Senior Manager
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP – Michael A. Brown – Partner
- New American Funding – Anthony Holt – Branch Manager
- New American Funding – Dwayne A. Graham – Branch Manager
- New York Life Insurance Company – Eric B. Jackson – Corporate Vice President and Market Manager
- OneAmerica® – Karin W. Sarratt – Executive Vice President
- OPTrust – Audrey Forbes – Senior Vice President, Member Experience
- The Orange County Community Foundation – Tammy Tumbling – Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
- The Procter & Gamble Company – Dara M. Kendall – Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Global Innovation and Brand, Fabric and Home Care
- S&P Global – Cheryl Lynn Baxter – Head of Corporate Advocacy Programs
- S&P Global – Mona-Lisa Chandler – Administrative Professional
- S&P Global – Cal Mathis – Vice President & Chief Security Officer
- S&P Global – Richard Rodney – Senior Director, Head of Content Systems Development
- Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP – Saba Bireda – Partner
- Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP – Vincent McKnight – Managing Partner (D.C office); Co-Chair, Whistleblower Practice
- Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox – Eldora L. Ellison, PhD – Director
- Ulmer & Berne LLP – Inajo Davis Chappell – Partner; Group Leader of the Nonprofit Practice Group; Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
- University of Chicago Medicine – Brian Williams, MD, FACS – Associate Professor, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
- Vortex Companies – Candace L. Strother – Director of Diversity and Inclusion
- WilmerHale – Danielle Conley – Partner and Co-Chair, Anti-Discrimination Practice
2020 Diversity Leader Award Winners
- Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) – Annie Holmes – Chief Equity Officer
- Dechert LLP – Abbi Cohen – Deputy Chair of Diversity & Inclusion
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield – Sady Fischer – Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- First Horizon National Corporation – Lynne Walker – Executive Vice President & Director of Affinity Strategy
- Fish & Richardson – Betty Chen – Principal
- HP Inc. – Bill Avey – Vice President, Business Development
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP – Meaghan Gragg – Partner, Co-Chair of Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and Co-Chair of Personnel Committee
- LinkedIn – Rosanna Durruthy – Vice President & Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP – Melanie Figueroa, Emma Luevano, and Gregory Olaniran – Co-Chairs, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- New York Life – Wendy Wong – Managing Director
- Sandia National Laboratories – Mark Sellers – Associate Laboratory Director–Mission Assurance
- Sunrun, Inc. – George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga – Director of Diversity & Inclusion
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – Balaji Ganapathy – Global Head, Chief Social Responsibility Officer, Diversity and Inclusion Executive Leader
- Ulmer & Berne LLP – Timothy J. Downing – Chief Diversity Officer
- Walmart, Inc. – Greg Smith – Executive Vice President, Walmart Supply Chain
2020 Diversity Team Award Winners
2020 Innovations in Diversity Award Winners
Top Ten Innovations in Diversity for 2020 (in alphabetical order)
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Signing Up for Belonging – Introduced: 2020
- CVS Health – Community-Based COVID-19 Testing – Introduced: 2020
- Dechert LLP – Building Understanding: A comprehensive program to deepen our understanding of racism, anti-racist practices and ally-ship – Introduced: 2020
- Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate and Clark | Weitz | Clarkson – New Terminal Project at Kansas City International Airport – Introduced: 2018
- Idaho National Laboratory – Embedding Inclusive Diversity into the Fabric of the Organization – Introduced: 2017
- Ingersoll Rand – Lean into Change: Cross-Cultural Conversations – Introduced: 2020
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP – Diverse Pipeline Outreach Program – Introduced: 2020
- New York Life: Coming Together – Impact of COVID-19 Series – Introduced: 2020
- Sephora – “We Belong to Something Beautiful”: Leading the Way in Beauty and Retail DEI – Introduced: 2019
- Ulmer & Berne LLP – “Stop the Hate” Program Series – Introduced: 2020
Innovations in Diversity Awards of Excellence (in alphabetical order)
- BBC – 50:50 The Equality Project – Introduced: 2017
- HCA Healthcare – Virtually Flipping the Switch: Creating a Consciously Inclusive Environment through COVID-19 – Introduced: 2020
- Ingersoll Rand – Unity through Diversity: Purpose & Values Brought to Life – Introduced: 2016
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Allies@Latham – Introduced: 2020
- Liberty Mutual Insurance – Inclusion in Action – Introduced: 2020
- New American Funding – New American Dream – Introduced: 2016
- Tata Consultancy Services – Million Women Mentors – Introduced: 2015
- Tenshey, Inc. – Tenshey’s Women Sponsorship Programs – Introduced: 2019
- United Rentals Inc. – “Building a Better Future” Roundtable Series – Introduced: 2020
2020 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Winners
- Adam Law – Aisha Shelton Adam – Managing Partner
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Christine Brown – Senior Director, Public Relations
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Denise Gourlay – Corporate Vice President Global Sales Finance, Real Estate/EHS, Travel
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Linda Lam – Director of Corporate Law and Assistant Secretary
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – Laura Baldwin Smith – Sr. Director, Product Management
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP – Barbara Niederkofler – Partner
- AliveCor – Priya Abani – CEO
- Allstate – Heather G. Hansen – HR Inclusive Diversity Consultant
- Ares Management – Chelsea Little – Senior Associate, Human Resources
- Arrow Electronics – Tamara Ells – Sr. Director of Sales, Next Generation Infrastructure
- Arrow Electronics – Paige Eding – Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations & Strategy
- Arrow Electronics – Kim Brown Wilmsen – VP & CIO–IT
- Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP – Jeannine Yoo Sano – Partner
- Best Best & Krieger LLP – Nancy A. Park – Partner and Business Practice Group Leader
- Bristol Myers Squibb – Kathryn Metcalfe – Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
- Catalyst – Allyson Zimmermann – Executive Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Cathedral Capital, Inc. – Brooke Lively – President and Founder
- Cisco Systems, Inc. – Brenda Dennis – Vice President, Customer and Partner Services
- cleverbridge – Lauren K. Schwartz – General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
- Dechert LLP – Carol Widger – Partner
- Dickinson Wright PLLC – Anna M. Maiuri – Member (Co-Chair Energy & Environmental Group)
- e.l.f. Beauty – Mandy Fields – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
- FordHarrison LLP – Rachel Ziolkowski Ullrich – Partner
- Frantz Ward LLP – Nora E. Loftus – Partner
- HARMAN – Lynn Longo – Senior Vice President, Connected Car, Digital Cockpit
- Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney LLP – Amory W. McAndrew – Associate
- Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP – Margot Hoppin – Associate
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP – Patrice P. Jean, JD, PhD – Partner
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP – Deidre Duncan – Partner
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP – Amber M. Rogers – Partner
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP – Emily Burkhardt Vicente – Partner, Co-Chair Labor and Employment Practice
- Idaho National Laboratory – Bonnie C. Hong – Director, International Programs, Nuclear Science & Technology
- Idaho National Laboratory – Kimberly Evans Ross, Esq. – Senior Council
- Idaho National Laboratory – Jennifer Turnage – Department Manager, Emergency Response and Readiness
- Idaho National Laboratory – Lynn Wendt – Senior Research Scientist
- Interprose Inc. – Vivian Kelly – CEO and Founder
- Jones Walker LLP – Krystal Pfluger Scott – Partner
- Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP – Kelly A. Frawley – Partner
- Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP – Olga Lucia Fuentes Skinner – Partner
- Kelly Services – Tammy Browning – President, KellyOCG (formerly Vice President, Global Operations for KellyOCG)
- Keystone Alliance Mortgage & Capital – Megan E. Marsh – Cofounder & CFO
- Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP – Malissa A. Osei – Associate
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Jennifer L. Barry – Global Vice Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Deputy Office Managing Partner, San Diego office
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Robin M. Hulshizer – Partner
- Lincoln Financial Group – Karla Munden – Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive
- LinkedIn – Rosanna Durruthy – VP, Global Diversity Inclusion and Belonging
- Mayer Brown LLP – Ann R. Knox – Partner
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP – Sarah H. “Sally” Caver – Columbia Office Managing Partner
- New American Funding – Patty Arvielo – Cofounder and President
- New York Life – Heather Nesle – President, New York Life Foundation; Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, New York Life
- RBC Wealth Management–U.S. – Shareen Luze – Senior Director of Human Resources
- Renasant Bank – Tracey Morant Adams – Chief Community Development and Corporate Social Responsibility Officer
- Republic Services – Rebecca Wilson – Motion Graphics Designer for the Learning Solutions Department
- Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP – Jamie A. Schafer – Partner
- Robins Kaplan LLP – Teresa Fariss McClain – Partner
- Sandia National Laboratories – Carrie O’Hara – Systems Engineer
- Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP – Felicia M. Gilbert – Managing Partner, San Francisco office
- Sephora Americas – Deborah Yeh – Chief Marketing Officer
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP – Renata Hesse – Partner, Co-head of S&C’s Antitrust Group
- Ulmer & Berne LLP – Rachael L. Rodman – Partner
- Walmart Inc. – Chandra Holt – Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising & Integration Officer, Walmart.com
- Walmart Inc. – Kerry Kotouc – Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Walmart U.S.
- Wellstar Health System, Inc. – Erika Hickman – Assistant Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
- WilmerHale – Chalyse Robinson – Partner
- Wilson Turner Kosmo – Carolina Bravo-Karimi – Partner
- Wintrust Financial Corporation – Christy Horn – Executive Vice President, Bank Operations
- Xandr – Michele Golden – Chief Human Resources Officer
2020 Women Worth Watching® in STEM Award Winners
- ADM – Marie Wright – President Creation, Design & Development and Chief Global Flavorist
- Aegion Corporation–Environmental Techniques – Shauna Herron – Director
- Aegion Corporation–Corrpro Companies Inc. – Boshra Momen Nejad – Engineering Manager
- Aegion Corporation–Fyfe Asia Pte. Ltd. – Er. Jeslin May Lian Quek – Senior Vice President & Deputy Managing Director
- Aegion Corporation–Corrpro Companies Inc. – Marlane Miller Rodriguez – Pipeline Services Engineering Manager
- Arrow Electronics – Grace Doepker – Solution Architect
- Arrow Electronics – Nancy Luo – General Manager
- Arrow Electronics – Rachel Oborny Andersen – Marketing Manager
- Arrow Electronics – Shelby Schnurrenberger – Supplier Management Director
- Baylor College of Medicine, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – SreyRam Kuy, MD, MHS, FACS – Assistant Professor of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Surgeon, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center; Deputy Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 16
- Bureau Veritas – Natalia Shuman – CEO–Bureau Veritas, North America
- Crescent School – Marcella Fioroni – Mathematics & Technology Teacher and Robotics Coach
- Dechert LLP – Katherine A. (Kassie) Helm, PhD – Partner
- Dechert LLP – Rachel Passaretti-Wu – Partner
- Dechert LLP – Andrea L.C. Reid – Partner & Co-Lead–Global Life Sciences
- Dechert LLP – Sara Roitman – Partner
- Entergy Corporation – Yolanda Bowdry Williams – Director, Automation Center of Excellence
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield – LaRhonda Leonard – VP–IT Operational Excellence, Provider & Medical Management Systems
- Fish & Richardson – Angela D. Follett, PhD – Principal
- Fish & Richardson – Lisa Greenwald-Swire – Principal
- Fish & Richardson – Tiffany Reiter, PhD – Principal
- Fish & Richardson – Jenny Shmuel, PhD – Principal
- FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. – Alissa Vickery – Senior Vice President–Accounting and Controls
- Flexport – Madison Bell – Senior Product Operations Manager
- HARMAN – Brianna Satterlund – Vice President, Program Management & Quality
- HARMAN – Kumari Williams – Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Brenda L. Danek – Partner
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Inge A. Osman – Partner
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Elizabeth Richards – Partner, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP – Jane E. Remillard – Partner
- New York Life – Vivian G. Armstrong – Vice President & Head of Corporate Technology
- OPTrust – Julie Belair – Vice President, Actuarial Services and Plan Policy
- OPTrust – Tracy Hatanaka-Lejnieks – Interim Chief Financial Officer
- Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. – Michelle K. Holoubek – Director
- Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. – Carla Ji-Eun Kim – Director
- The WIT Network – Christine Bongard – President and Co-Founder
- Wells Fargo – Tracy Kerrins – Group CIO–Enterprise Functions Technology
- Wellstar Health System – Jill Case-Wirth – Senior Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive
- Wellstar Health System – Mary Brimmage Chatman – Executive Vice President; President, Kennestone and Windy Hill Hospitals
- WilmerHale – Monica Grewal – Partner
- Xandr – Theresa Vu – Senior Vice President, Engineering