On the Move: KPMG’s New Diversity Chief, Michele Meyer-Shipp

In August, Michele Meyer-Shipp was named Chief Diversity Officer at KPMG.

KPMG is one of the world’s largest auditing companies along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Amsterdam-based company employs 189,000 people and provides professional services in the areas of financial audit, taxes, and advisory.

According to a press release, Meyer-Shipp is an executive and attorney with “significant experience in inclusion strategy and employment law.” She joins KPMG as a partner.

More information on her appointment is included in the press release:

“[Meyer-Shipp] will lead the national Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) team and oversee its strategy and objectives, including growing diverse leaders and collaboration; inspiring broad perspectives and innovative client solutions; and fostering an inclusive, accessible, and vibrant workplace. She will work closely with KPMG’s leadership teams to advance its inclusive and diverse culture, which has earned the firm recognition as a top workplace by FORTUNE magazine, DiversityInc, Working Mother, and The Human Rights Campaign.”

Prior to joining KMPG, she was the chief diversity and inclusion officer at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. She also served as vice president and counsel and then chief diversity officer at Prudential Financial.

Meyer-Shipp holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from Seton Hall University School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. She sits on several professional boards and organizations including Twitter’s Inclusion Advisory Council, Working Mother Media’s Multicultural Women’s Advisory Board, the National Organization on Disability Board, and the Center for Talent Innovation Diversity and Inclusion Council.

“Companies with inclusive and diverse cultures are better positioned to adapt, grow, and thrive – and we take great pride in embedding these values into our programs and actions,” said Darren Burton, KPMG’s Vice Chair of Human Resources via a press release. “Our national diversity networks engage nearly half of our 30,000 people in professional development, mentoring relationships, and community service activities. Michele’s skills and experience will help us continue to enhance our efforts to recruit, develop, and retain diverse talent.”