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HOSPITALITY/FOOD: KATRINA “KT” THORNTON

CHIEF EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING OFFICER, TACO BELL

WHY: Recruited to lead diversity and equity strategy for OC’s largest restaurant chain.

IN THE NEWS: Helped launch a new companywide EI&B (equity, inclusion and belonging) internal strategy in April. Initial goals include reaching gender parity across senior leadership and increasing underrepresented talent by 2025.

QUOTABLE: “We’re going to make sure that we’re leveling the playing fields and that we’re fairly consistent in all of our practices.”

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