George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga, Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, Sephora

As Sephora’s Vice President for US Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, George-Axelle  Matschinga oversees the engagement of Sephora’s Equity Advisors and Partners, a group of accomplished leaders at the intersection of race, culture and civil rights organizations advising on how to promote racial equity.  She started her career at L’Oréal and contributed to the design of the Group’s inaugural global diversity policy and strategies. She has also participated in the effort to secure two global gender equality certifications: EDGE and GE-ES, as well as initiated and co-wrote the first Encyclopedia of Diversity Management in France. Additionally, she was instrumental in conducting Sephora’s first national research study on racial bias in retail.