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.”