DEI Efforts Bolster Insurance Industry Diversity While Addressing The Growing Talent Gap

As the first in my family to graduate college and work in a white collar environment, I know what it’s like to feel out of place. In my first professional role out of college, I felt like an outsider for a long time.

These experiences, combined with an educational background in sociology and social work, fueled my interest in learning more about inclusion. It also pushed me to take it further, to understand more about social injustice, its root causes and what we can do to better our environment at work and at home.

As chief human resources officer at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), my role centers mainly on building a strong team rooted in a people-first culture.

I joined BHSI nearly nine years ago as teammate number six. Today we have more than 1,300 employees across 15 countries.

We’ve been working to instill a successful culture of inclusive hiring from day one.