CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WITH KEWN AND WENDY LEWIS, CHIEF
GLOBAL DIVERSITY OFFICER AT MCDONALD’S
JOIN US FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TO HEAR THE INSIGHTS OF WENDY
LEWIS, CHIEF GLOBAL DIVERSITY OFFICE AT MCDONALD’S CORPORATION AS
SHE SHARES HER EXPERIENCES IN CREATING A CULTURE OF DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION AT MCDONALD’S AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB).
IN THIS ENGAGING INTERVIEW OF WENDY BY KELLOGG PROFESSOR ELLEN TAAFFE,
LEARN ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE OF DIVERSITY AS WELL
AS THE PRACTICAL CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE IT. HOW
DOES AN ORGANIZATION TURN GOOD INTENTIONS INTO ACTION? WHAT ARE THE
CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES IN CREATING A CULTURE OF DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION? WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOES NOT? BEYOND NUMBERS AND
STATISTICS, HOW DO WOMEN AND MEN CREATE A CULTURE THAT EMBRACES AND
LEVERAGES DIVERSITY FOR SOCIAL AND BUSINESS VALUE? THERE WILL BE
AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AUDIENCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AS WELL AS SHARE
THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES.
WENDY LEWIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GUIDING MCDONALD'S GLOBAL DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSION EFFORTS ACROSS ALL MCDONALD’S CORPORATION BUSINESS
FUNCTIONS TO ENRICH THE ORGANIZATION’S HISTORY AND CULTURE OF
OPPORTUNITY, GROWTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACT WITHIN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. HER PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO DIRECT THE
“DIVERSITY IS INCLUSION” BUSINESS STRATEGY AS THE VALUE
PROPOSITION FOR TOTAL EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS RESULTS.
PRIOR TO JOINING MCDONALD’S, WENDY SPENT ALMOST 30 YEARS AT MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB), WHERE SHE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED NUMEROUS
INNOVATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL METRIC-DRIVEN STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES
THROUGHOUT THE LEAGUE AND THE SPORTS INDUSTRY.
WENDY HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN, OSHKOSH AND AN MBA FROM THE J.L. KELLOGG GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
MANAGEMENT AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.
ELLEN TAAFFE JOINED KELLOGG’S CLINICAL FACULTY IN 2016 FOLLOWING
DECADES OF BUSINESS LEADERSHIP. SHE SPENT THE BULK OF HER CAREER IN
BRAND MANAGEMENT RISING TO TOP VP/SVP/CMO ROLES IN DIVISIONS OF
PEPSICO, ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND THE WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION. FOLLOWING
HER CORPORATE CAREER, ELLEN PIVOTED INTO A GROWTH STAGE
ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE FOR FIVE YEARS AS PRESIDENT OF SMITH-DAHMER
ASSOCIATES, A BOUTIQUE-CONSULTING FIRM. ELLEN SERVES ON TWO PUBLIC
COMPANY BOARDS, ONE PRIVATE COMPANY BOARD, CHAIRS TWO NOMINATING AND
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES AND HOLDS SEVERAL BOARD COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
EVENT INCLUDES WINE, BEER, LIGHT BITES AND NETWORKING. WE HOPE YOU
CAN JOIN US FOR THIS EXCITING EVENING!
ATTENDEES MUST USE THE CARPENTER STREET ENTRANCE AND REGISTER WITH
SECURITY IN THE LOBBY.
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RIGHT TO RECORD, FILM, PHOTOGRAPH, OR CAPTURE YOUR LIKENESS IN ANY
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