Driving Inclusion and Dignity at Work: Making Strategy Actionable
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This fireside chat session will connect cutting-edge DEI approaches with human rights principles and provides practical tools that drive real day-to-day and structural change against the backdrop of today's rapidly changing workplace environment and greater employee expectations about what employers should be delivering. Bringing together leading organizations in DEI & I space, this conversation will be led by Jeffrey Siminoff (Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Workplace Dignity Initiative and former Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Morgan Stanley, Apple and Twitter) and Tawanda Starms (Chipotle and member of a SHRM’s Executive Network (EN).
Learning Objectives:
- What is dignity at work and how does it relate to DEI?
- How can leaders drive change day-to-day?
- How can organizations drive change more structurally?
Jeffrey M. Siminoff
Jeffrey leads the Workplace Dignity Program at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. The program reimagines how people should be valued and treated at work, and equips organizations and their leaders with strategies and tools that allow all workers to truly thrive, no matter the work they do or where they do it.
A former employment lawyer, Jeffrey has more recently led global inclusion and diversity teams at leading finance and tech companies (including Morgan Stanley, Apple and Twitter). In those roles he prioritized centering equity and inclusion across people processes, creating more intentionality and engagement around what an inclusive culture should be, establishing relationships across industries and advocacy groups, and thinking differently about how companies show up outside of the workplace.
Based in San Francisco, Jeffrey is a graduate of Duke University and the Emory University School of Law.
Tawanda Starms
Tawanda D. Starms, Vice President, Restaurant Support Center People Experience and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill. Tawanda brings over 20 years of experience to the leadership team, creating strategies that develop, empower and engage Chipotle’s workforce. She is passionate about cultivating an inclusive culture where employees are supported to thrive and pursue their passion.
Prior to joining Chipotle, Tawanda served as Human Resources Director at Thales Avionics. She has also held various roles with Ingram Micro, Best Buy and Yum! Brands, Inc.
Tawanda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from California State University, Fullerton, as well as professional certifications with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP) and HR Certification Institute (HRCI-PHR).