Kimberly B. Davis oversees AB’s global expanded community engagement and philanthropy strategies. Cox-Irvin is committed to empowering women and serves on the board of directors of Dress for Success Worldwide. Erica Culpepper General Manager, Multi-Cultural Beauty | L’Oréal Culpepper is renowned within L’Oréal and the beauty industry as an inspira-tional leader and champion of women’s empowerment. She has driven strategic initiatives across marketing, sales, acquisitions, business development, and change management. Culpepper oversees the US and global business unit for a portfolio of brands that celebrate and inspire women of color, including Carol’s Daughter and SoftSheen-Carson. Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative A airs | National Hockey League Davis is among a small group of talented women of color who made careers in other industries, then brought that expertise into the front o ces of major sports leagues. She joined the NHL in 2017 after a 30-year career in banking and nancial services. Davis brings a fresh perspective to the sport and strives to strengthen the framework for advancing DEI across the league. the company. She also has served on the Board of Directors of Party City and as a member of its Audit Committee since 2020. Cristal N. Downing Melissa B. Donaldson Lule Demmissie Alicia Boler Davis Senior Vice President, Global Customer Ful llment | Amazon Boler Davis is in charge of the vast infrastruc-ture helping make the retail experience feel e ortless to Amazon consumers. She leads a number of teams, including Global Ful llment Operations—which oversees hundreds of ful llment sites worldwide—and Robotics. She started out as a manufactur-ing engineer at General Motors, where she spent nearly 25 years, most recently as EVP of Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations. President | Ally Invest Demmissie advocates empowering everyone to take control of their nancial future. As a woman of color and member of the LGBTQ+ community, she is an executive who embodies a range of intersectional identi-ties—and adds an underrepre-sented perspective on the nancial and investment challenges diverse communities face. As president, she is responsible for Ally Invest Securities, Ally Invest Advisors, and API business lines. Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity O cer | Wintrust Financial A self-de-scribed business leader with a heart for human capital, Donaldson is the rst appointed CDO, reporting directly to the CEO, at the nancial holding company that operates 15 chartered community banks. She is noted for establishing the annual executive diversity forum assembly of top senior executives, codesigning the 360° Inclusivity multicultural segment framework, and launching the Paired to Win hybrid mentorship-sponsorship program targeting underrepre-sented leaders. Chief Communications and Public A airs O cer | Merck As a member of Merck’s Executive Team, Downing leads the develop-ment, advancement, and execution of the company’s communications and public a airs strategy. Downing left John-son & Johnson to assume a newly created role at Merck in August 2021. She is committed to fostering racial equity and creating shared understanding. While at Johnson & Johnson, she co-led the development and implementation of its Racial & Social Justice strategy. Nicole M. Durham Monica Howard Douglas Sarah Dodds-Brown Executive Vice President and Managing Counsel | American Express Over the course of her 16-year career with American Express, Dodds-Brown has been recognized as a strategic business partner and enterprise thinker, instrumental in rede ning the culture and expanding engagement of the legal arm of Senior Vice President and General Counsel | The Coca-Cola Company A 17-year veteran of Coca-Cola, Douglas oversees the company’s global legal function, reporting to Chairman and CEO James Quincey. She is highly regarded for solving complex business issues and establishing a culture of compliance. Douglas has also demonstrated a strong commitment to youth and philanthropic e orts, currently serving as a board director for Cool Girls, an organization dedicated to the self-empower-ment of at-risk girls in Atlanta. Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion O cer | Baker Hughes A consum-mate diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner, Durham is a sought-after presenter on DEI-related topics. She is responsible for Baker Hughes’s DEI strategy and its alignment with the company’s vision and business priorities. Amid the pandemic and racial tensions of 2020, the global energy technology company increased its equity focus to ensure fair treatment and access to opportunity for the company’s approximately 55,000 employees. Rosanna Durruthy Vice President of Global Diver-sity, Inclusion, and Belonging | LinkedIn Being Black, Latina, and lesbian, Durruthy’s identities make diversity, inclusion, and belonging advocacy inherently personal. At LinkedIn, 42 DIVERSITY WOMAN Winter 2022 diversitywoman.com
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