Wema Hoover is a global executive and transformational leader of diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI) and human resources and Principal & CEO of Wema Hoover Advisors, executive coaching firm and Be Limitless Consulting a DEI and Culture firm.
Wema has a proven track record of creating systemic change in organizational culture by embedding diversity and inclusion into people practices, processes, and product approach on a global scale. Wema is a former global Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Culture who has lived in four (4) countries and ran global teams in 26 countries for Google, Sanofi, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
She has partnered with the United Nations and World Economic Forum on global sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Wema also serves as a contributing writer for Fast Company, Inc, NAMI and Diversity Magazine.
Together, we discuss:
The need to shift from “diversity recruiting to “inclusive recruiting”
How corporations can adapt their diversity programs including ERGs to comply with potential legislation while still maintaining their commitment to inclusion
How to move the pendulum and remove DEI from being a partisan football
What recent anti-DEI laws passed in Florida and Texas mean for corporate DEI efforts
Follow Wema at https://www.wemahoover.com/. and Next Pivot Point at nextpivotpoint.com
