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New York, Ny, Us

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

A progressive DEI consulting agency that enables organizations to advance diversity, equity and inclusion capabilities at each level of their employee population. In-depth services offered in unconscious bias training, embedding DEI into people processes, cultural competence and developing DEI metrics and accountability.

Boston, Ma, Us

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Ten by Three's mission is to end poverty through entrepreneurship. We believe ending poverty creates equality and provides a channel for every human story to be amplified.Ten by Three partners with communities in eight (8) countries across the globe empowering over 2,500 artisans and have helped ignite 83 local economies since 2004.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Served as Executive Leader at Google to oversee the global DE&I function including developing the infrastructure and institutionalizing a comprehensive strategy to integrate people, processes, and products (Search, YouTube, and Android). Led a team of over 85 staff and directed the Global Diversity Council to build organizational capabilities related to belonging, unconscious bias, cultural competence, and global leadership.Partnered with the CEO and senior leadership team to support the racial equity commitments developed by the board. DELIVERED RESULTS:► Mitigated future risk by analyzing root causes and implementing key systems and processes, leading crisis management related to high-visibility and externally facing DEI issues.► Improved female representation for tech roles in the global market by driving the development of Global Women’s Goals.

Paris, France, Fr

Led Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and relocated to headquarters in Paris, France where I led culture, inclusion, and diversity before quickly earning a promotion to global chief diversity officer. During this time, I directed a global team in building out a comprehensive global DEI strategy spanning market access / business growth initiatives, talent and leadership development, and employee engagement for 110K staff across 100 countries.DELIVERED RESULTS:► Established and led the company’s first Office of Inclusion & Diversity to leverage a global approach, developing and implementing localized priorities, initiatives, and communications across 100 countries.► Implemented annual employee survey and designed core metrics to measure progress, change, and impact across 100 countries.► Built a 20-person team, in addition to dotted lines to all major markets, as the leader of the Diversity Council.► Launched DEI representation in APAC, the largest growth market, across China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and India. ► Initiated a Gender Balance Ambition partnering with CEO, the board, and senior leaders to commit to achieving a 50/50 balance of men and women in the highest levels of leadership by 2025.► Established a bridge between internal efforts and external global partners, collaborating with CSR, corporate affairs, and government relations teams, to take a public stance and collective approach to DEI & CSR initiatives worldwide.► Spearheaded the effort to become the first company to sign the UN Women’s Empowerment Act and one of the first to join the World Economic Forum Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion 4.0 Initiative and sign the Valuable 500 pact.

New York, New York, Us

Served as Diversity & Inclusion leader charged with the managing the growth to elevate and mature their talent practices and to develop D&I strategies to integrate teams and corporate culture. Reporting to the CTO and partnering with the executive committee, I led a 10-person team and seven global ERGs. DELIVERED RESULTS:► Embedded purpose and accountability into the Global Diversity & Inclusion Council in collaboration with the executive committee, global medical officer, and CSR teams. ► Co-developed the Multicultural Community Advocacy Network to expand market access by partnering with advocacy organizations representing targeting groups and connecting ERGs, market access, and medical teams internally.► Delivered 4x utilization growth for select therapies among underrepresented populations by leading the effort to reach minority patients through community-based and first-to-market approaches. These efforts included integrating storylines related to diabetes management and treatment into Spanish telenovelas and partnering with a black comedian for a campaign rolled out to churches, barbershops, and black media.

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

Lawrence Township, Nj, Us

Held roles of increasing responsibility focused on driving organizational diagnosis and development, talent management, and cultural competency across multiple drug discovery and clinical research units in the US and India. Later, promoted to develop the company’s first global diversity strategy and D&I Center of Excellence, build and lead a global team, and oversee all seven ERGs corporate-wide to align diversity efforts across 15 global markets and 44 countries.DELIVERED RESULTS:► Established gender balance at the top layer of the organization by developing an executive women’s forum and targeting management development programs. ► Instrumental in preparing Japan for five new product launches focused on key patient populations by aiding in the launch of an Office of D&I in the country. ► Supported the launch of the BMS Research Center in Bangalore, India (the first-ever BMS research center outside of the US), building out all aspects of HR and organizational structure to focus on discovery medicines and clinical development. ► Worked between India and the US to partner with India-based JV to launch research center operations and develop culturally relevant working operations; new R&D center launched two new viable assets within just 18 months of launch. ► Directed integration efforts following three biotech company acquisitions as a key member of the HR Integration team.

Lawrence Township, Nj, Us

Provide HR business partnership and drive HR initiatives in organizational diagnosis and development, talent management and cultural competency across multiple research, drug discovery and clinical operation units in NJ, CT, and India.

Lawrence Township, Nj, Us

HR Generalist supporting global organization of Information Technology. Managed the HR component for a multi-million dollar outsourcing initiative spanning 27 countries with company savings of $140 million over a defined period. Oversaw RFP, vendor selection and contract negotiations. Led org assessment and design creation of new organization structure. Developed and executed integrated change management plan.

Princeton, Nj, Us

Led HR function focused on nationwide healthcare engagements executing all aspects of HR including strategic planning, organizational design, recruitment, compensation/benefits, training, and employee relations. Regularly partnered with the CEO, CFO and leadership teams to develop people strategy for healthcare and medical business practices. DELIVERED RESULTS:► Led HR and OD-related due diligence/feasibility studies, spanning benefit structures, compensation, key talent reviews, and cultural assessments, for nine potential M&A deals. ► Oversaw end-to-end post-M&A integration strategies including organization development, talent planning, operating model structure, change management, and redundancy elimination.► Launched a process improvement teams initiative, facilitating integration between acquired/merged companies.

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Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Masters Of Science, Human Resources Management