Nzinga Shaw’s career as a corporate diversity officer wasn’t by design.
She attended top-ranked historically-black women’s college Spelman College not to explore the ins and outs of race and ethnicity but to get a good education that could help her land a good job. She worked for Essence Magazine, the National Football League and the global PR firm Edelman in human resources and public relations.
But a slew of experiences during her 15 years in business have informed a unique position on diversity that isn’t what you might expect. Now chief diversity and inclusion officer at the Atlanta Hawks, Shaw shared her business experiences and learnings during a keynote address at yesterday’s Innovate Raleigh Summit, an annual event that sets an agenda for Raleigh leaders in startup, academic, creative and government roles for the coming year. Different than in years past when the crowd was involved in the agenda-setting, Innovate Raleigh determined in advance that inclusivity would be its 2015-16 focus.
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