Diversity Management, News and Updates
Kenny Robinson has been named Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation (ranked No. 20 on the 2022 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list), effective May 31. Robinson will take over for Sandra Evers-Manly who is retiring in June after 40 years with the company. In…
An Illinois high school has named 55-year-old Tracey Meares as valedictorian 38 years after she graduated. Springfield Public Schools District 186 awarded Meares with the title in April after a screening of a documentary called “No Title for Tracey.” Meares earned superior grades in high school and shared the “Top…
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, marking a historic moment as she is the first Black female justice in the nation’s highest court. The confirmation also gave President Joe Biden bipartisan endorsement as he promised to diversify the Supreme Court. Jackson was confirmed in…
U.S. Soccer has announced that Ann Seeney will serve as Chief People & Diversity Officer, effective March 21. She will oversee all HR programs in functions in her new role, which includes overseeing employment practices as well as diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) initiatives. U.S. Soccer CEO Will Wilson…
Dalana Brand has been named Chief People and Diversity Officer at Twitter. In this role, Brand will lead DEI and accessibility initiatives, work with the executive management team and the company’s Board of Directors on strategic initiatives and lead the Global People Team. To serve the public, Brand said in…
St. Louis-based utility company Ameren Corporation has named Gwen Mizell to the newly created position of Chief Sustainability and Diversity Officer. She previously served as the company’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and her new role will expand her leadership, expertise and guidance over Ameren’s DEI and corporate philanthropy efforts. She will…
Some people watch the annual Super Bowl for the game while others watch it for the commercials. And during commercial breaks from Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, there was a common theme of ESG and DEI ads, which likely signals the importance of these topics to the companies they…
Vice President Kamala Harris swore in 23 members of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (PACAANHPI) on Feb. 3. As authorized by President Biden’s Executive Order 14031 in May 2021, the PACAANHPI was created within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
To recognize the leadership and impact Arne Sorenson, former President and CEO of Marriott International who died in early 2021, had on the hotel industry, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and The BHN Group have awarded former BWH Hotel Group President and CEO David Kong with the first-ever…
Holding true to his campaign promise, President Joe Biden has committed to nominating a Black woman to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. If he does, and that Judge is confirmed, she will become the first Black woman ever to hold a seat on the Supreme Court of the…
