Dalila Wilson-Scott
PHILADELPHIA - ( BUSINESS WIRE ) - Comcast Corporation announced today that it has promoted Dalila Wilson-Scott to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for Comcast Corporation, reporting to President and CEO Brian L. Roberts. Beginning today, Wilson-Scott will oversee all of the company's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activities. He will also continue to lead the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and the company's community impact work.
"Dalila is an extraordinary leader and a passionate advocate and supporter of our corporate social responsibility initiatives, which have been vitally important to our company for decades," said Roberts. "In his new role, he will be charged with further enhancing our strong foundation by partnering with leading teams across our organization to continue the goal of making our company and culture more inclusive and to help us drive substantial change."
Since joining Comcast, Wilson-Scott has led the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and community impact work and will continue to spearhead our charitable and charitable strategy, including Comcast NBCUniversal's $ 100 million commitment to advance social justice and equality. Wilson-Scott has also been heavily involved in digital equity initiatives. It will continue to be critical in helping to identify and build partnerships with organizations to provide the professional training and resources needed for under-resourced communities to succeed in an increasingly digital world.
Prior to joining Comcast, Wilson-Scott spent more than 16 years at JPMorgan Chase, where she served as Director of Global Philanthropy and President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. In that role, he spearheaded the company's corporate social responsibility strategy, philanthropic initiatives, and employee engagement and volunteering, while helping to set the company's overall corporate responsibility strategy. Before taking the position of Director of Corporate Responsibility, she served in the Office of Corporate Merger as an essential member of the team managing the integration of JPMorgan Chase and Bank One.
In addition to serving on the boards of Welcome America, Inc. and Box.org, Dalila is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. He previously served as a member of the Economic Development Committee and the Advisory Council of My Brother's Keeper Alliance. Dalila has been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable” by Cablefax Magazine , one of the “Most Powerful Women in Business” by Black Enterprise, and a “Young Innovator Promise: Generating Communities” by Forbes. Dalila has been a featured speaker in various forums where she highlighted impact and innovation in philanthropy, including Aspen Ideas Festival, Social Innovation Summit, USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, and the Women's Philanthropy Institute Annual Symposium.
Wilson-Scott earned an MBA in Finance and Management from New York University's Leonard N. Stern College of Business and a BA in Economics from New York University's College of Art and Science.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with three main businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of the largest Internet, video and high-speed phone providers in the United States for residential customers under the Xfinity brand, and also provides these services to businesses. In addition, it provides wireless and security and automated services for residential customers under the Xfinity brand. NBCUniversal is a global network of news, entertainment and sports, NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Sky is one of Europe's leading media and entertainment companies, that connects customers to a wide range of video content through its pay TV services. It also offers communication services, including high-speed Internet, telephone, and wireless services. Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original content and has exclusive content rights. For more information visit:www.comcastcorporation.com