It’s perhaps due to the traditionally unsung nature of human resources and DEI that so few of the diversity leaders we feature in our profiles had such roles in mind when they started their careers. Instead, they embarked upon careers in fields like marketing, sales, finance or operations and found their way to HR and DEI by chance.
Robert Childs, EVP, Office of Enterprise Inclusion Diversity and Business Engagement at American Express fits this mold to a T. “I graduated from college with a degree in economics with the intention of working in sales and finance,” Childs explains. “By nature, I am a curious person—open to learning and taking on new experiences to grow.
