Millette Granville, CDP is the Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer for 2U, Inc., a global education technology company that partners with over 75 top-tier, non-profit universities to build, deliver, and support high-quality online degrees, certificates, boot camps, and short courses. In this role, Millette is responsible for providing strategic leadership on all global equity, diversity, and inclusion policies, programs, and practices. Millette is a trusted partner to senior leaders, Business Resource Networks, and Mosaic, the DEI council. She also partners with the business, human resources, and communications teams on strategy, program launch, and implementing initiatives to ensure the optimal attraction, development, and retention of diverse talent while infusing DEI principles and practices into 2U’s products, outreach, and philanthropy.  

Prior to joining 2U, Millette was the Vice President of Talent, Diversity & Inclusion and Organizational Development for Food Lion LLC, an Ahold Delhaize Company. In that role, Millette was responsible for the strategic implementation of diversity and inclusion, talent acquisition, as well as learning and organizational development strategies for Food Lion. Millette served on the Global Talent Network and the Associate Engagement Global Network.  She provided oversight for nine BRGs and two Business Diversity Councils. And in 2019, Millette completed the “Leadership Journey from Purpose to Legacy” at Harvard School of Business. 

Millette's previous roles also include VP of Diversity & Inclusion for Time Warner Cable, VP of Diversity & College Recruiting with Wells Fargo, and President/CEO of Granville & Webb HR Connections, Inc.

Millette serves on the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership Board.  She is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors for the Urban League of the Central Carolinas, and she serves on the Board of Advisors for BraveWorks. Millette was recognized in May 2022 by Women we Admire as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in DC.  She has been recognized by the National Diversity and Leadership Conference as one of the top 100 Chief Diversity Officers in 2021.  She has been recognized by Radio One as a Top Woman of Excellence and named as a Savoy Magazine Most Influential Women in Business. Millette also received the Career Mastered National Diversity Leadership Award.  Millette is a member of the CALIBR Global Leadership Network. She is the author of the book The Exceptional Leader, a quick guide to personal branding and leadership development. 

Peggy Verdi is the Vice President, Human Resources at Subaru of America.

Iesha Berry is the Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer at DocuSign.

Kathy-Jo Payette joined Panera in April 2020 as Chief People Officer, where her experience in operations and HR leadership roles spanning retail and corporate aspects of business add significant value, breadth, and depth to Panera. Kathy-Jo brings along extensive HR, people, and culture leadership experience with an intentional focus on and passion for talent management, change management, and culture transformation.

Prior to joining Panera, she most recently held the Chief Human Resources Officer position at Cumberland Farms, a convenience store chain. Before that, Kathy-Jo spent 22 years with CVS Health in increasing leadership roles, including five years as Senior Vice President of Human Resources, CVS Pharmacy, and over five years as Vice President of Talent Management. While at CVS, she led through significant retail growth as the company expanded from 1,000 to 8,000 stores, integrated 2,000 pharmacies with Target, and operated 19 distribution centers. Kathy-Jo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Stanford University.

Lauren Guthrie is the Vice President of Global Talent and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Action (IDEA) for VF Corporation.  

Lauren is responsible for developing and operationalizing the strategic framework, guardrails and programs that drive VF’s commitment to people and culture.  She is passionate about enabling rich and rewarding careers through VF’s talent management ecosystem, and fostering a lifelong commitment to learning through development and learning.  She works closely with VF leadership to embed IDEA principles into talent acquisition, management and advancement practices to elevate our associate experience and build a culture anchored in allyship, advocacy and belonging.  She also partners closely with business leaders to amplify social impact initiatives in direct support of the diverse consumers and communities served by the VF portfolio of brands.  

Lauren also chairs VF’s Council to Advance Racial Equity, a governing body that has defined VF’s broad commitment to racial equity and justice by focusing on opportunities to advance education, economic equity and environmental justice for Black and Brown communities.

Prior to joining VF, Lauren has held progressive merchandising and general management roles with global brands such as Nike, Levi’s and Old Navy across a variety of businesses. She is a vibrant team leader and coach, who is passionate about developing powerful teams and fostering high integrity work environments where each player is celebrated for their unique contributions.

Lauren is an alumna of Columbia University where she pursued focuses in History and Psychology.