Research and Insights Archive

Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations

Raymond B. Eby

Raymond B. Eby

Ray Eby serves as INW’s CEO.  Prior to joining INW, Ray spent the early part of his career at 3M Company, where he served in a variety of business, finance, legal/compliance and M&A-related roles.  Most recently, Ray led a wide range of businesses for 3M Company,...

Carl Watson

Carl Watson

Carl Watson is an Affiliated Research Scientist with the Center for Effective Organizations, USC Marshall School of Business, specializing in the organizational architecture of the firm and enterprise transformation initiatives. Most recently, Carl was the VP of...

Melissa Walker

Melissa Walker

Melissa is the Global ERG Program Manager at Ecolab. She is a close partner to the Leads and Executive Sponsors for Ecolab’s 11 ERGs and manages Ecolab’s DE&I-focused external recognition applications. Prior to joining the DE&I team in 2021, she held roles...

Tariq Malik

Tariq Malik

Tariq leads our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), associate engagement and community strategies which include the Securian Foundation, corporate giving, and volunteerism. Experience Prior to joining Securian Financial in 2023, Tariq worked at Target Corporation...

Kathryn Coleman

Kathryn Coleman

Dr. Kathryn J. Coleman has over 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, diversity, strategy, policy, and project management. As Senior Vice President of Talent, Learning, and Insights, she leads a global cross-functional team that brings together experts to...

Miguel Rocha

Miguel Rocha

Miguel Rocha leads and supports seven business resource groups at Mortenson including AAPI, Black BRG, Building with Pride, Latinos Unidos, Mosaic, Vets, and Women. Additionally, he serves as a leader for Mortenson’s DEI Champions and National Outreach Partners that...

Teron Buford

Teron Buford

Teron is a passionate champion of inclusion, intercultural awareness, and valuing diversity in its many forms. He finds joy in empowering and providing resources to historically underrepresented and underserved populations while also helping allied powerholders...

McKenzie Watts

McKenzie Watts

McKenzie is an award-winning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion professional with more than 10 years of experience within professional sports, including minor league baseball​ and hockey, the NFL, and ​is currently ​with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, as the Diversity and...

Courtney Schroeder

Courtney Schroeder

Courtney Schroeder is General Mills’ Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DI&B). In this role, Courtney is responsible for building on General Mills 30-year legacy of diversity and inclusion leadership. During his time in DI&B, Courtney launched the...

John Guttery

John Guttery

John Guttery is senior vice president of Enterprise Initiatives for Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources. He leads enterprise-wide projects that advance the company’s...

Carliss Miller

Carliss Miller

Dr. Carliss Miller is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) scholar-practitioner leading strategic efforts to elevate inclusion and belonging–humanity–in organizations. After a decade in academia as a management professor and diversity-leadership scholar, Carliss...

Jennifer Soderholm

Jennifer Soderholm

Jenny has over 31 years of healthcare fundraising and development experience. Before joining Children’s Minnesota, she served as executive vice president and chief development officer at Planned Parenthood North Central States, where she oversaw all aspects of...