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March 16 Online Event: Conversation With Nichelle Grant, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Siemens

Leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion speak about their goals, challenges and careers

By Sarah Benzuly - January 15, 2021

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Hear from Nichelle Grant, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Siemens, USA.

In the ever-changing workplace, leaders with expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion are now more important than ever. Join Berkeley Global and the Women in Technology Initiative at the University of California in this latest speaker series that features corporate leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion roles.

Moderators Ramu Nagappan, Assistant Dean at UC Berkeley Extension, and Jill Finlayson, Director of the Women in Technology Initiative at UC, will explore with Grant her career progression; key diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at Siemens; and lessons learned that she can pass on to other companies.

Guest Speaker: Nichelle Grant

Nichelle Grant's 20-plus years within the Siemens business includes developing go-to market strategies, focusing on the customer experience and driving operational excellence.

Grant has been involved with diversity and inclusion at Siemens for more than 10 years, which has included voluntarily leading employee resource groups and diversity councils for Siemens USA. Most recently, she has played an integral role working with supply chain and procurement teams to increase supplier diversity efforts. For many customers, this is core to doing business with Siemens.

Grant’s leadership in diversity and inclusion extends far beyond human resources and has a much broader reach into topics that drive change and impact the workforce, workplace and marketplace. Grant will drive a more holistic approach to building and leveraging a workforce that mirrors the diversity of the company's customer base, suppliers, partners and society. She strives to help Siemens continue to drive an inclusive work environment that actively involves every employee’s ideas, knowledge, perspectives, approaches and styles to maximize business success. And, she will systemically address, through data and analytics, customer diversity requirements that are now prerequisites and conditions for both routine and complex contracts.