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Leslie
Mays
Vice President of Global Diversity
and Inclusion, Pfizer Inc.
Leslie Mays recently joined Pfizer
as Vice President, Worldwide Diversity and Inclusion.
In this newly-created leadership role, Leslie works
closely with Pfizer’s
business leadership teams to develop, lead, and drive
results-oriented global strategies and plans around the
world. Ms Mays’ responsibilities also extend to
leading the company’s strategic staffing efforts.
Before joining Pfizer, Ms. Mays spent nine years at Shell,
most recently as Vice President/Head of Global Diversity
and Inclusiveness for Royal Dutch Shell Group, working
in London. Ms Mays’ leadership resulted in the establishment
of the first, auditable global D&I policy in a multi-national company which
was implemented in more than 140 countries; and significant increases in representation
of women and people of different nationalities at senior levels.
Ms Mays has served in similar corporate leadership roles
at Reebok and General Mills, developing and driving effective,
best-practice diversity strategies.
Ms Mays’ affiliations include: Board President, National Coalition
of 100 Black Women; member, Executive Leadership Council; Founder and Advisory
Board Member, Global Diversity Network (UK-based); and 2005-2006 Fellow, American
Leadership Forum.
Leslie Mays is a native of Houston where she attended Texas Southern University.
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