Salesforce has named Lori Castillo Martinez Executive Vice President and Chief Equality Officer. In this role she will lead the company\u2019s global equality efforts, including equality strategy and programs. For the past six months, Lori has served as the interim Chief Equality Officer and was previously the head of Global Employee Relations and Equality \u2014 a role uniquely designed as a way to accelerate and integrate people and equality initiatives at Salesforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLori has already made a significant impact on our culture in her role as interim Chief Equality Officer,\u201d said Brent Hyder, President and Chief People Officer at Salesforce. \u201cShe has a unique ability to build talent strategies guided by the voices of of our employees, while influencing company-wide action. This makes her the best leader to push us even further into this next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under Lori\u2019s leadership, the company has continued to increase representation and create a more inclusive culture through equity-focused processes and programs. Key milestones include launching and scaling the Warmline (an employee advocacy program for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQ+ and Women employees), introducing new inclusive talent processes informed by equality data, integrating bias and microaggression training into key talent moments, and creating the new Equality business partner team to deepen expertise and drive change in the largest functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We sat down with Lori to learn more about her and her vision for the Office of Equality at Salesforce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My vision is simple \u2014 to become the most inclusive workplace possible. With the full support and guidance of our employees, leaders and experts, we\u2019ve developed a clear five-pronged strategy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m excited to share more about our vision, strategy, and early progress in our annual equality update in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love innovation \u2014 breaking and redesigning systems. I\u2019ve spent much of my career in HR and business operations roles which has given me a deeper understanding of the policies, processes, and cultural challenges that are foundational to DEI impact and systemic change. When I made the move to Salesforce in 2018, I felt I could make a real difference. And now I have the opportunity to change people\u2019s individual experiences every day \u2014 that\u2019s powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This has been an extremely trying few years, so one of the things I\u2019m focused on is navigating societal issues by creating spaces to have challenging conversations and understanding the unique needs of our employees. We\u2019ve developed a model of listening deeply, responding with meaningful action and impact, and partnering closely with our Equality Groups so the communities most impacted are truly part of the solution. One of the best examples of this is the Racial Equality and Justice Taskforce<\/a>. We engaged BOLDforce<\/a>, our employee resource group for Black employees, and gave them a seat at the table as we built our strategy. It has led to some of our most important work to date<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am a proud Latina, and growing up I attended a very diverse all girls school in San Jose, CA \u2014 so I was raised thinking that women like me ruled the world. However, when I entered the workforce and realized I was one of very few women or Latinas in every room, reality set in. Fortunately, I was able to navigate and succeed because of career mentors, sponsors, and champions who cleared a path for me. I remember the day when I became a leader myself and a former mentee told me how meaningful it was that she could see a Latina in leadership. I realized then how many others were trying to navigate this reality and the immeasurable power of representation and advocacy. From that day on, I committed to bringing others along who didn\u2019t have the privilege or access that I did. I call it the \u201cladder down\u201d approach, bringing others up with you. That\u2019s something I\u2019ve taken with me throughout my career and will continue to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From that day on, I committed to bringing others along who didn\u2019t have the privilege or access that I did.<\/span><\/p>Lori Castillo Martinez, Executive Vice President and Chief Equality Officer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Salesforce\u2019s commitment to equality on our website<\/a> and in our latest equality update<\/a>. Stay tuned for more details on our strategy and progress in our February annual equality update, which is coming soon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Salesforce has named Lori Castillo Martinez Executive Vice President and Chief Equality Officer. In this role she will lead the company\u2019s global equality efforts, including equality strategy and programs. For the past six months, Lori has served as the interim Chief Equality Officer and was previously the head of Global Employee Relations and Equality \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":64050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sf_subhead":"","sf_i18n_disclaimer":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"alternateThumbnailId":0,"sf_product_cta_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"sf_content_type":[3976,3983],"sf_theme":[3984],"sf_topic":[3993,4010,4037],"sf_product":[],"sf_industry":[],"sf_role":[],"sf_multimedia_asset":[],"sf_location":[3992],"sf_collection":[],"sf_visibility":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-64049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sf_content_type-news-announcements","sf_content_type-news-announcements-corporate","sf_theme-business-as-a-platform-for-change","sf_topic-company-culture","sf_topic-equality","sf_topic-public-policy","sf_location-amer"],"yoast_head":"\nQ. Tell us a little more about you and your leadership style.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n