Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.
President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.
Hate crimes, racism, sexism, mass shootings, homophobia, transphobia - these issues are front and center for discussion everywhere - except in the workplace. Expert on inclusive leadership Michelle Kim, will explore why we often pull back from having these conversations and solutions for altering your communication so that your teams and peers feel acknowledged, supported and able to thrive. Following her remarks, a panel of executives will share their best practices and lessons learned to help you create compassionate and safe spaces that allow you to truly listen and engage in open honest dialogue on such difficult issues.
MICHELLE KIM (she/her) is a queer immigrant Korean American woman writer, speaker, and entrepreneur challenging the status quo in tech and beyond. She is the CEO of Awaken, a leading provider of interactive equity and inclusion education programs facilitated by majority BIPOC educators,
where she has consulted hundreds of organizations and top executives from Fortune 500, tech giants, nonprofits, and government agencies to spark meaningful change. Kim has been a lifelong social justice activist, and has served on a variety of organizations such as the San Francisco LGBTQ Speakers Bureau, San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s advisory committee, LYRIC nonprofit’s board of directors, and Build Tech We Trust Coalition. Her work has appeared on world-renowned platforms such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The New York Times, and NPR, and she has been named Medium’s Top Writer in Diversity three years in a row. Kim is the author of the upcoming book, The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change
(Hachette, Fall 2021). @mjmichellekim
TRISH FOSTER serves as executive director in the Center for Women and Business (CWB) at Bentley University, where she sets strategy and guides thought leadership. She is a sought after speaker,
developing and delivering a variety of DE&I programs for organizations. She has also authored numerous DE&I reports on intersectionality, mentorship and sponsorship, allyship across difference, inclusive culture, and more. As a passionate advocate for inclusion and allyship, Foster spearheaded the
formation of a student group for allyship and co-led development of Bentley’s Women’s Leadership Group. She is a member of Bentley’s Diversity Council and Racial Justice Task Force. Previously, Fosterserved as VP of Ogilvy Public Relations and senior VP of FleishmanHillard PR. @bentleycwb
PAUL FRANCISCO is the global chief diversity officer and head of workforce development programs at State Street Corporation. Prior to joining State Street, Paul was a Managing Director and Co-Founder of
Foster & Francisco LLC, an executive search and diversity consulting firm. Before Foster & Francisco, Paul led recruitment, consulting and relationship management functions at Bank of America, as well as Fidelity Investments, respectively. Early in his career he led recruitment efforts at Amica Mutual
Insurance, and The Gillette Company.
@statestreet
DONNA TINER is s vice president and manager of financial services for global risk solutions at Liberty
Mutual Insurance. She is an executive leader with over 20 years of experience at the company, driving
organizational transformations in finance, reinsurance, information management, and premium audit. In
her current role, Tiner is responsible for providing billing, audit, and credit risk services for large commercial and specialty lines policyholders, and she leads an organization of over 350 finance professionals located throughout the United States. Tiner believes that there are several critical tools that leaders need in order to transform work and unlock the potential of their teams: technology, analytics, and process redesign, but none are more important than the voice of the employee. By
composing diverse teams with complementary skill sets, honoring the value of all work, and continuous
and transparent communications, she has been successful in defining and executing challenging business strategies that improve delivery quality while increasing employee engagement. Tiner earned a BA in finance from University of Houston and a master’s degree in
finance from Boston College.
@libertymutual
PINAR KIP is executive vice president at State Street and is the global head of the Talent Marketplace;
the organization’s innovative approach to talent management and internal mobility through allowing employees to access new roles, skills, and opportunities, and achieving greater diversity at all levels. Previously, Kip held a variety of leadership roles across State Street including leading client delivery
management, global delivery transformation and
change, global custody operations, global location
strategy and globalization, global strategic operations and restructuring and change. Within State Street,
she serves as the executive sponsor of the company’s Leadership Development Program and the New York Professional Women’s Network. Kip serves on the board of directors for the DTCC (The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation), All in Together, and Partnership with Children organizations. Prior to
State Street, she was a management consultant with Booz & Company serving the financial services industry and was a leader in the firm's global transformation business. She also served at Bank of America as a part of the firm’s global structured finance division. Kip has attended Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and received two BS degrees in electrical engineering / computer science and management science with a minor in economics. She also earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
@statestreet
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