Mackenzie drives product and marketing inclusion for Google’s consumer apps team, including some of Google’s most strategic and loved products like Search, Maps, & Photos. She’s a relentless advocate of the user, ensuring that Google’s products work for underserved communities and that people see positive portrayals of themselves in the stories Google tells. Previously, Mackenzie […]

As a first-generation American, Andrea has dedicated over 10 years to the development of diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. As a Diversity Program Manager at Facebook, she designs and delivers scalable strategies and sets the vision for programs that serve underrepresented communities. Her initiatives have impacted 13 countries, 42 cities, raised over $500,000 […]

Chanel Cathey launched CJC Insights, LLC a strategic communications and public relations agency headquartered in New York City. Chanel creates space for people and stories and is passionate about partnering with female founders and minority-owned businesses. She spent over a decade working in media relations and communications for iconic global brands like Viacom, ABC News, […]

Judy is a well-respected thought leader in human resources management whose career includes stints as Global Chief Talent Officer at Wunderman Thompson; Chief Talent officer at IPG Mediabrands, NA; and Digitas. In January 2019, Judy was asked to take on a newly created role heading up Culture. In this role, Judy will provide the vision […]

As a top Black executive within IPG, Darla has spent the last seven years with McCann Worldgroup, running brands like Microsoft, HomeGoods, and Lockheed Martin, including Clios, One Club and Effie’s creative wins. Before joining McCann, she spent nine years at Saatchi & Saatchi in NY, Singapore and India. As the first African American to […]

Named one of Business Insider’s Rising Stars of Madison Avenue and selected by Adweek as a Young Influential (2020 edition), Steph Loffredo is a social media strategist with 7+ years of experience. As a side hustle, she invented Hooha: an award-winning smart tampon machine that dispenses free tampons. Since its launch in March of 2019, […]

Kudzi Chikumbu is TikTok’s Director of Creator Community and responsible for building the creator community through marketing, partnerships and education all while advocating for diversity, inclusion & representation online. Kudzi pioneered initiatives to foster diversity such as hosting the #MakeBlackHistory Creator Summit and launching the LGBTQ+ TikTok Trailblazer List. As a speaker, Kudzi focuses on […]

From teen mom to CEO by the age of 20, Tamika Newhouse became a huge staple in the rise of black fiction and contributed to the demand of “urban fiction” in the 2010s. Independently for over a decade she discovered and published black writers, publishing over two hundred books, and created a platform for thousands […]

Chantel George is an experienced Enterprise Account Executive in AdTech, MarTech & SaaS. With her attention to detail, thoroughness and client-first mentality, she has exceeded quotas, trained and managed Account Executives, as well as on-boarded larger scale clients for her previous companies. With an education in Film and Television combined with Communication and Legal studies, […]

Supriya is passionate about working at the convergence of culture, tech and content. She has helped clients like the US Army, Dropbox, and Apple develop and scale content strategies. In past lives, Supriya worked as a journalist whose stories appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, CNN, Teen Vogue, Redbook, VICE, TIME, and […]