About the Council
The Global Talent and Diversity Council is a members-driven working group that meets quarterly and seeks to:
- Raises visibility of the importance of nurturing Asian talent and diversity in the business community worldwide.
- Acts as a go-to business resource to expose cutting-edge, innovative, and applicable best practices and trends that achieve real, measurable outcomes in attracting, retaining, and supporting Asian talent across the global business landscape.
- Advises Asia Society and external stakeholders how they can best leverage their respective roles within the public arena as an advocate for inclusive Asian talent and diversity in the business community.
Current Representatives
Umran Beba (Chair)
Partner, August Leadership and Former Global Chief Diversity Officer, PepsiCo
August Leadership
Ronald Reeves
Head of Diversity and Inclusion – U.S.
AIG
Lee Jourdan
Chief Diversity Officer
Chevron
Arindam Mukhopadhyay
Global Head, GBS Strategy & Reengineering
Citi
Manolet G. Dayrit
Partner
KPMG
Apoorva Gandhi*
Vice President, Multicultural Affairs
Marriott International, Inc.
Harrison Lung
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Michael Barker
Sr. Manager, Global Inclusion, Diversity & Engagement (GIDE)
Medtronic
Julie Everitt
Deputy Head, HR Americas
Standard Chartered Bank
Virendra Bansal
CEO, New York Branch
State Bank of India
Jason Williams
Vice President, Global Inclusion Strategy
ViacomCBS
Advisors
Subha Barry*
President
Working Mother Media
Philip A. Berry*
President
Philip Berry Associates LLC
Jyoti Chopra*
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity and Sustainability Officer
MGM Resorts International
* Indicates Former Co-Chair of the Council
