Mastercard’s Former Chief Diversity Officer Donna Johnson: Advancing Company Culture

Donna Johnson pioneered the chief diversity officer (CDO) role at Mastercard a decade ago – long before CDO’s were en vogue. Until she retired in 2017, she led the company’s global diversity and inclusion strategy. Donna focused on increasing employee engagement to retain diverse talent and drive business results. She joins host Porter Braswell to talk about how to make long-term change to company culture, why she thinks we should talk about race at work, and when a company should hire a CDO.

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Race is a topic many of us struggle to talk about at work, especially as corporate DEI enters its most controversial year yet. Porter Braswell (2045 Studio, Jopwell) and Channa Green (True Search) are on a mission to sit down with DEI champions at Fortune 500 companies and learn about what it takes to build inclusive organizations in today’s social climate. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts and guests.