Citi has announced the appointment of Erika Irish Brown as Chief Diversity Equity & Officer (DE&I) and Global Head of Talent.
She is currently the Chief Diversity Officer at Goldman Sachs; and will join Citi’s HR leadership team in a few months, reported the bank. In addition to helping Citi achieve its representation goals, Brown will drive its agenda on talent planning, succession planning and leadership development; while strengthening DE&I work across Citi with new ideas and approaches to challenge us and help it grow.
“There is so much great work going on across the firm; and Erika will bring a fresh perspective on global DE&I strategies for all levels of the organisation. This includes building our leadership pipeline; providing actionable counsel and support to our global network of affinities; and serving as an external partner to relevant industry groups, diversity organisations and associations,” said Citi.
STRONG DE&I BACKGROUND
Brown has a deep expertise and breadth of experience in DE&I work, most recently serving as the Chief Diversity Officer at Goldman Sachs. She recently helped launch the investment bank’s diversity goals, board diversity efforts and more recently the ‘One Million Black Women’ initiative, as reported.
Previously, she was the first Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Bloomberg; a newly created role for the company at that time. She has also held leadership roles at Bank of America, Lehman Brothers, and Black Entertainment Television (BET). Brown has a Master in Business Administration from Columbia Business School at Columbia University; and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Albany, SUNY.
“We are very excited to have her at Citi and know she will bring innovative ideas and initiatives that will help us think differently, foster a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace and make an impact in the many communities we serve,” added the bank.
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