Eric Watson recently joined Southern California Edison as
the Director of Diversity & Inclusion within People, Culture,
& Strategy in HR.
Eric is both a visionary and business strategist, bringing to
the table nearly two decades of experience developing,
implementing, leading, and supporting enterprise-wide
diversity and inclusion initiatives for large, multi-site
organizations. Most recently, Eric was an executive
consultant with the Kaleidoscope Group and before that
served as president and CEO of Carolinas-Virginia Minority
Supplier Development Council (CVMSDC). Eric has held
various executive positions in diversity and talent
acquisition at Food Lion and managed supplier
development for Delhaize America before his role at
CVMSDC.
Eric will lead the design and execution of the company's
comprehensive business diversity and inclusion strategy
and will partner with other areas of HR to enhance our
processes and will reinforce and build new external
partnerships to continue our journey as a leader in
diversity, equity, and inclusion. Additionally, Eric leads our
Culture Congress, a cross-corporate team of individuals
dedicated to building a maintaining a culture of excellence,
equity, and belonging for all of Edison’s 13,000+
employees.
