AngelaDiversity

Angela Guy is responsible for shaping the diversity efforts for L’Oréal USA as a business imperative that highlights the value of all forms of beauty while respecting and reflecting the differences of our rapidly changing marketplace. She is a member of the L’Oréal USA Strategic, Executive, and Benefits Committees and collaborates to align L’Oréal’s global diversity efforts. Guy reports directly to the president and CEO of L’Oréal USA—prior to this appointment, she was senior vice president, general manager of SoftSheen Carson, a consumer division of L’Oréal USA. Guy also spent 19 years with Johnson & Johnson; three years with Levi Strauss & Co., and three years with Hills Department Store.

Molly Gavin is Vice President of Government Affairs and Sustainability at Qualcomm Incorporated. In this capacity, Gavin oversees Qualcomm’s sustainability and reporting program, which includes the development and publication of the annual Qualcomm sustainability report. She also directs Qualcomm’s global public policy on privacy, data protection, and sustainability. Additionally, Gavin oversees Qualcomm’s public policy agenda for Japan and Korea on a range of issues including intellectual property and information and communications technology policy. Gavin engages domestic, regional, multilateral and international institutions, trade associations, peer companies, and non-governmental organizations on these policy issues.

Lauren Shields leads BSR’s HERproject programs in East Africa, working with companies and civil society to build inclusive workplaces in global supply chains. She also oversees HERproject’s strategy for monitoring and evaluation and program sustainability and contributes to BSR’s women’s empowerment practice. Previously, Shields worked at the Social Science Research Council in New York. Her consulting experience includes giving advice on best practices for monitoring and evaluation for the Center for Socio-Economic Development and developing recommendations on the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals agenda for UNDP. With a focus on sustainability in emerging markets, Shields has led research projects on value chain development and women’s empowerment in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Vietnam.