Category: Diversity Leader Award

Patty Arvielo President New American Funding Headquarters: Tustin, CA Business: Financial Services Website: www.newamericanfunding.com Through New American Funding’s Diversity and Inclusion initiative, the company embraces and values differences, and recognizes that they make people stronger. New American Funding not only makes a serious effort to increase diversity among employees, but also to celebrate differences and… Read the full article

Monique Y. Murphy Corporate Vice President–Diversity & Inclusion New York Life Headquarters: New York, NY Business: Financial Services Website: www.newyorklife.com “New York Life could not have achieved the success we enjoy today were it not for our richly diverse corporate culture,” says CEO Ted Mathas. “Rather than expect employees and agents to adapt themselves to… Read the full article

Brandon E. Vaughn Principal Robins Kaplan LLP Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota Business: Legal Services Website: www.robinskaplan.com “We serve our clients most effectively when we tackle challenges from diverse perspectives,” explains Chairman Martin R. Lueck. “We are committed to enhancing our diversity at every opportunity, and fostering an inclusive culture that thrives on different ideas, backgrounds, and… Read the full article

Ben Hasan SVP and Chief Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Officer Walmart, Inc. Headquarters: Bentonville, AR Business: Retail Website: www.corporate.walmart.com Gender parity in the C-suite and the boardroom is a priority at Walmart, and CEO Doug McMillon set the tone at the top when he made the public parity pledge via Paradigm for Parity and Catalyst… Read the full article

Marisol Hughes EVP and General Counsel WilsonHCG Headquarters: Tampa, FL Business: Professional Services Website: www.wilsonhcg.com At WilsonHCG, diversity and inclusion is not seen as an initiative to be executed. It’s a mindset, one that must be ingrained and integrated throughout the entire workforce. Toward this end, the firm empowers its workforce to drive D&I, from… Read the full article

Sue Townsen Chief Diversity Officer KPMG Headquarters: New York, NY Business: Professional services CEO: Lynne Doughtie Website: www.kpmg.com CDO SUE TOWNSEN Shares Her D&I Views I&D’s Importance “Inclusion and diversity is both a critical talent and business issue. To be an employer of choice, and to have fully engaged employees, you need a genuinely inclusive… Read the full article

Elizabeth Zamora-Mejia Partner Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo Headquarters: Cerritos, CA Business: Legal Services Website: www.aalrr.com PARTNER ELIZABETH ZAMORA-MEJIA Shares Her D&I Views “When a company commits to seeing itself and the world through the lens of diversity, everyone benefits. When a workplace encourages a culture of conformity, voices get left out and that… Read the full article

Vincent Cohen Partner Dechert LLP Headquarters: Philadelphia, PA & New York, NY Business: Legal Services CEO: Henry N. Nassau Website: www.dechert.com CHAIR, BLACK AFFINITY GROUP VINCENT COHEN Shares His D&I Views Making an Impact “When I took over leadership of Dechert’s Black Affinity Group, on my arrival at the firm in January 2016, I was… Read the full article

Joseph Searles Corporate Director, D&I Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Headquarters: Rochester, New York Business: Health Insurance CEO: Christopher C. Booth, Esq. Website: www.excellusbcbs.com CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY & WORKFORCE INCLUSION JOSEPH SEARLES Shares His D&I Views “Diversity and inclusion are important priorities because we want our employees to be their whole selves at work, so that… Read the full article

Lynne Walker EVP and Director of Affinity Strategy First Horizon National Corporation Headquarters: Memphis, TN Business: Financial Services CEO: D Bryan Jordan Website: www.firsthorizon.com EVP AND DIRECTOR OF AFFINITY STRATEGY LYNNE WALKER Shares Her D&I Views “Our philosophy centers around a simple equation: Diversity + Affinity = Inclusion. Through this equation, the goal is to… Read the full article