Vanessa co-leads Samsung Electronics America’s Diversity and Inclusion Executive Council. She fixed the company’s focus on D&I by appointing the first ever leadership position within the organization, a role responsible for coming up with a strategy and practice that will drive a culture of inclusion. To date, the D&I organization has established a clear three-year roadmap on how it will attract, develop and retain talent within the workforce. Vanessa was also responsible for appointing the first ever Executive Inclusion Council: a subset of diverse executive leaders chartered to set the tone and serve as role models through active sponsorship of and participation in education programs and ERG groups, as well as through commitments around diversity, underrepresented profiles and equal appreciation of talent.