Carla Grant Pickens, Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, IBM (USA)

Carla Grant-Pickens serves at the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for IBM, where she leads a global team dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and a workforce that reflects the world, while responding to societal issues that impact IBM employees and the communities they live and work in.  During her 20+ year career at IBM, she has held roles in HR Leadership, Talent Strategy and Programs, and Executive Succession & Development across the company, and has worked and lived in both the U.S. and Asia. In addition, she holds an IBM patent for Workforce Retention and Compensation Analytics as an IBM inventor.