What Does a Chief Diversity Officer Do?

In recent months, companies have responded to social unrest following the dealth of George Floyd with pithy statements referencing Black Lives Matter and announcements of new diversity and inclusion positions on their leadership teams. With communities searching for answers on how to make progress, it is important to understand what chief diversity officers and professionals in similar diversity and inclusion roles do at companies. So as part of Workplace Culture Month on our editorial calendar, we caught up with a few leaders to learn more about how these roles are being shaped.

Anzio Williams is the new SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion for NBCUniversal’s Owned Television Stations division, a new position created by division president Valari Staab. Before his current role, Williams worked in broadcast media for 27 years across several different markets and has received accolades including nine Emmy Awards and managed the coverage of events ranging from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl victory in 2018.

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