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Rohan Kumar
GVP, Digital Marketing
Charter Communications
THE WHY? Kumar has had a key role in the online marketing for the Emergency
Broadband Benefit Program. His team is involved in numerous business
initiatives that require a diversity of views in order to successfully reach all
customer segments, and he's continually working to ensure they do. Kumar
also recently co-hosted a " Career Tech Talk " for high school students in Connecticut.
HE
SAYS... " [My father] immigrated to the United States in search of the
American dream and found it in a climate that was much less hospitable to
people of color. He and the countless other immigrants who make America
truly great helped pave the road to all our success. "
COWORKERS DESCRIBE ME AS... A nice person, who genuinely cares
about his co-workers and company.
Jerry Lambert
GVP, Legal Affairs
Mediacom Communications
THE WHY? As a key member of
Mediacom's legal department and
lead counsel for the Mediacom Business
division, Lambert makes DEI a
daily demonstration in the workplace
through a continuing and constant
effort to make certain the often unseen
and unsung become seen and
recognized. He achieves this through
purposeful action in hiring, promoting
and retaining diverse talent.
HE SAYS... " Someone who has
kicked down a door for me is Rudy
Green, the first GC I worked for in the
industry. His mentorship and sage
counsel guided me throughout my
career. "
MY COWORKERS DESCRIBE ME
AS: Self-aware, upbeat
Ellana Lee
SVP & Managing Editor, Asia
Pacific, CNN International
Global Head of Features
Content, CNN Worldwide
THE WHY? Lee marked her 25th
anniversary at CNN by launching
the Call to Earth Day global initiative,
which reached 1.98 billion people.
She is a founding member of CNN's
International Diversity Council, which
spans workplace culture and representation
as well as editorial content.
She's helped elevate Asian news stories
across CNN platforms, and she's
a mentor with The Melo Program in
Hong Kong.
SHE SAYS... " When I first became
the head of CNN in Asia-Pacific... as
part of my role, I needed to meet government
and company officials. Nine
times out of 10, when I walked into
these meetings, they would assume
I was the translator and direct their
attention to my male colleagues. "
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Daphne Leroy
SVP, Ad Sales
Strategy & Culture
Paramount Global
THE WHY? At Paramount Global,
Leroy sets a clear path for the future
of culture and diversity by communicating
that vision via hands-on leadership,
optimism, strategic risk-taking
and focused metrics of success.
Leroy has also spent the past year
elevating innovation through shortand
long-term DEI initiatives via the
Executive Marketer Taskforce on
DEI, which is led by the American
Marketing Assn. of NY and addresses
DEI issues as they relate to agencies,
vendors, suppliers and more.
SHE SAYS... " My parents are my
greatest inspiration. By emigrating
from Haiti to NYC in the turbulent
1960s, their American dream became
my reality. "
MY COWORKERS DESCRIBE ME
AS: A purpose-driven leader who
embodies a combination of grit and
grace.
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