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signage in new buildings; started a the firm. Her commitment to ex- the better part of a decade studying
clinical advisory committee to col- cellence, leadership and passion for the confluence of culture, econom-
lect data on LGBTQ disparities to strategy and execution set her apart ics and identity while publishing his
help guide the institution and con- as a leader. As an out leader, Kar- thoughts, observations and conclu-
ducted LGBTQ SafeZone Training en is a role model to many who also sions about the world. Most recent-
for more than 100 employees. serves as the executive sponsor of ly he founded and incubated the
Capgemini’s LGBTA employee re- International Personal Data Trade
TIFFANY HUDSON source group —OutFront. As a ser- Association and produced the first
(She, Her) is 31 vices-based business, Karen knows Personal Data Week in the world in
SMALL BUSINESS—Diversity & that Capgemini’s primary asset is New York city. He is a senior execu-
Tiffany Hudson Inclusion Champion and Business their employees. To be competitive tive in cyber insurance firm as well
Owner and to remain relevant it is import- as chief operations officer for a pre-
ant that the company and culture dictive analytics firm. James also
Tiffany is proud and unapolo-
getic for who she is, because she’s represent the same diversity and co-founded SlayTv.com housed at
always lived by the words, “nobody core values as the companies they Made In NY.
knows you better than you.” With serve — clients include the largest To date, people haven’t had
that knowledge she has become the and most inclusive brands, govern- access to a comprehensive digital
voice for the voiceless and one of ments and institutions in the world. representation of their personhood,
many who are changing the face As a woman, an out lesbian and a and while it seems fait accompli
of business. As a Black lesbian, leader Karen embodies the Cap- people should have total agency
she refuses to have her identities gemini brand slogan “People matter, over their information, the reality is
minimized in the workplace. She results count.” With Karen at the that they do not. Banking on being
believed in equity in the workplace helm, Capgemini has transformed right, James is all about economic
Karen Jones the work they do both within and inclusion, and his latest incarnation
so deeply, she left her promising
corporate career to co-found an outside of the firm. OutFront sup- he is leveraging a fully-integrated
organization —The Nova Collec- ports education, professional devel- set of skills to empower the masses.
tive— committed to amplifying opment, community and culture for James is championing an effort fo-
underrepresented voices in busi- its membership, the broader Cap- cused on helping people reclaim the
ness. Tiffany is a champion for her gemini community and the world. equity in their identity and the value
employees, her colleagues and her they create in our economy. James,
clients alike. She credits the uncon- JAMES FELTON KEITH like the United Nations, believes
ditional love of her parents as well (He, Him) is 36 personal data is an asset class and
as her education and athletic expe- CORPORATE—Personal Data the value of that asset belongs to the
riences for how she learned to be Champion individual. James just launched his
true to herself, handle business and A Detroit native, he was sup- first campaign – he is running for
James Felton Keith be confident when doing so. posed to be a drug dealer, supposed US Congress as a Democrat in New
York’s 13th District.
KAREN JONES to be derelict, supposed to be dead
(She, Her) is 40 —statistically speaking that is, but ASHLEY KISTLER
CORPORATE—Sr . IT Executive and instead James Felton Keith de- (She, Her) is 32
ERG Sponsor cided he wanted to be right. As a SMALL BUSINESS—Advisor and
mechanical engineer, economist, Advocate
Karen Jones is a senior execu- ethnographer, author, speaker and
tive leader at Capgemini and for now as a politician, James is con- Ashley Kistler grew up very poor
15 of the past 17 years she’s been sumed with being right. And, more in Massachusetts, and like many in
cultivating her brand of leadership often than not, he is. After a few her community, without a financial
in the tech industry. At Capgemini career moves that included relo- role model. She says she lacked a
she leads one of the highest revenue cating to Beijing and later to South basic understanding of finances —
generating lines of business within Africa and then New York, he spent the importance of saving money, the

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