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Monica Diaz
Asst. Vice President Talent, Development, Diversity & Inclusion / Royal Caribbean Group

Monica Diaz is a Human Resources senior leader who empowers people to lead global brands and transform organizational cultures. She is a global architect of Diversity, Inclusion, Leadership Development and Talent Management strategies to generate business innovation. Diaz is President and Principal of her own consulting company: D&I-MD, providing professional services as D&I and HR consultant, speaker, and executive coach. She is soon to become a published author, as her first business memoir is to published the summer of 2020. With over 25 years of leadership experience, Diaz has vast experienced across multiple industries. She served as Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC) and Campbell Soup Company; Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness at ESPN Inc. (part of The Walt Disney Company), and held other executive roles in organizational development, talent management, learning, HR business partner and HR operations at other Fortune 50 organizations, like Merck & Co and Microsoft. Diaz is an influential spokesperson and visionary thought leader, skilled in effectively managing organizational transformation as well as public relations issues through business engagement, advocacy organizations and professional forums. She has been recognized as a Leader of Team Innovation (CTHRA, 2017), named one of the Most Influential Minorities in Cable TV (CableFax, 2015, 2016, and 2017), honored with the Multicultural Leadership Award (Tri-State Diversity Council, 2015), included as one of the Top 10 Lideres by Hispanic Executive Magazine (2014), and selected by Hispanic Business Magazine as part of its Top 50 Influentials (2013) and 100 Influentials (2011). She currently serves as Board member of the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (Chicago) and has served as Board Member and Advisory Board Member to organizations focused on the support to working mothers, the prevention of relationship violence, the development of Latinas in business and others. She is an active contributor to organizations engaged in the development and advancement of minorities, as well as equality for the LGBTQ community. Diaz earned her B.A. in Psychology (Magna Cum Laude) and M.A. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology (University of Puerto Rico). She also completed the WISE Executive Leadership Institute at Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College). She is bilingual, biliterate (English and Spanish) and proficient in Portuguese.

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