From Honduras to Boston to the NFL, State Street’s Paul Francisco has parlayed his life experiences toincrease diverse representation and foster inclusion By Jackie Krentzman When State Street Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Paul Francisco was 17, he traveled with his family from Honduras to the...
[caption id="attachment_14626" align="alignleft" width="450"] Kellie Frye Photography[/caption] Using conference connections to ascend the corporate ladder—and to give back Andrea Grant attended her first Diversity Woman Business Leadership Conference about 15 years ago. “I was 31, had just transitioned jobs, and was struggling as a special-needs parent,” she says....
DEI and cultural competency consultant Alisa Kolodizner on tackling diversity and inclusion in these challenging times By Ijeoma S. Nwatu For Alisa Kolodizner, everything comes down to community. A self-described collaborator and active communicator, Kolodizner settled in the United States as a refugee from Ukraine. She is now...
Driven by purpose, Diahann Billings-Burford, CEO of the nonprofit RISE, helps foster social change through the unifying power of sports By Jackie Krentzman RISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford knows firsthand and deeply the power of intentionality. Growing up the youngest of three girls in Brooklyn, she faced an uncertain...
Diversity Woman pays tribute to Black women who are disrupting the status quo in executive leadership across industries both inside and beyond Corporate America By Carolyn M. Brown Black women continue to defiantly chip away at Corporate America’s concrete ceiling. For the third time in the past...
Turning Solutions into Entrepreneurial Success For every problem, there’s a solution—and a dedicated entrepreneur can find that solution. It’s a philosophy that has guided Jada Mclean, 30, of San Francisco on her quest to make the world better while building a business and forging a professional path...