Speaker

LaQuenta Jacobs, serves as the Global Vice President of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity at Kimberly Clark, providing cultural leadership that cultivate K-C’s equity strategy. Her focus includes the important work of diversity and inclusion and partnering with internal and external stakeholders to unleash the power of the company’s workforce.

     Prior to joining K-C, she served as XPO’s Chief Diversity Officer, providing cultural leadership and advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  She initially joined XPO as head of             human resources for the company’s last mile business unit.  In prior roles, LaQuenta led organizational development initiatives for global public companies, including Delta Airlines,         The Home Depot, Turner Broadcasting and Georgia-Pacific.

     LaQuenta is a passionate business leader with deep experience in cultural transformation. In addition to providing HR business partnership and strategic guidance for diversity,                 equity,  and inclusion, she has worked across a variety of HR disciplines, including talent acquisition, talent development, organizational design, compensation, change management         and employee relations, this experience has shaped her passion for helping organizations cultivate cultures of equitable access for all.