Fulfilling a Sense of Purpose Aida Sabo, global head of diversity and senior vice president for biopharmaceutical company Parexel International, knows how uplifting a diverse and inclusive environment can be. Yet the child of Mexican immigrants recalls all too many incidents while she was growing up...
5 Minutes with Wendy E. John Diversity Woman: How have the various leadership positions you’ve held with Fidelity impacted your perspective as a diversity leader? Wendy E. John: I’ve been in a number of different roles and understand how we approach work, how we approach customers, and how...
Blazing Trails in Diversity Ever wondered what it’s like to be a “first”? The Honorable LaDoris “Dot” Harris knows. After starting her career as a field service engineer in a male-dominated industry sector, Harris would become the first Black female officer at electrical engineering firm ABB Inc....
Honoring a Vow to Invoke Change When Dalana Brand, vice president of people experience and head of inclusion and diversity at Twitter, started her career as a corporate finance professional, a job interview changed her profoundly. The interviewer asked, “Why would a woman be interested in the...
5 Minutes with Sandra Phillips Rogers Rogers has many roles, but in a year marked by historic change, none is more critical than her role as a diversity officer. Phillips Rogers is group vice president, chief legal officer, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Toyota Motor North...
Growing up in a diverse and eclectic community taught Wendy Lewis that diversity can influence how we think, feel, and act. “How I was raised is what provided the foundation for my career,” says Lewis, the global chief diversity officer and vice president of Global Community...