Seasoned DEI Leader with over a decade of experience curating strategic and successful inclusive programs for Meta, LinkedIn and multiple startups.
Linda is an inclusion consultant who brings a diverse wealth of experience and knowledge in DEI and Workforce Development. Born and raised in Kenya, Linda has curated programming for LinkedIn, Meta, University of Phoenix and multiple startups plus non-profit organizations both locally and globally. She has had the experience of influencing and coaching C-Suite leaders and advising inclusive product development lifecycles for LinkedIn, Instagram, WhatsApp and currently AirCapture.
Accomplishments
-Over 10 years experience in strategic HR and DEI practices across multiple diverse industries with a proven success track record of leading organizational development while fostering a positive workplace culture.
-Established, implemented, and oversaw the administration of an enterprise diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan for an 8000 person engineering organization, including developing short- and medium-term hiring operating plans that advanced our long term attrition objectives.
-Provided advice and support to leadership, across multiple departments, in developing and embedding inclusive practices and HR policies into all aspects of the organization’s operations ranging from recruiting to growing and keeping talent.
-Collaborated with leaders to ensure the commitment of serving a diverse stakeholder inclusively, equitably, and authentically. Influenced the talent acquisition, employee engagement and retention strategies through HR and DEI practices that aligned with the organizational goals.
-Developed new programming initiatives across LinkedIn that led to 18 new hires from diverse backgrounds within 6 months, 25% reduction in cost of hire, 50% reduction in time to hire and 65% increase in overall attrition.
-Led and scaled DEI operations, for teams of 2000+ employees, at Facebook, while implementing operational rigor and efficiency cross-functionally. This success led to the creation of an inclusive research panel to review DEI concerns.
-Partnered with C-Suite executives at Relativity Space, to integrate diversity goals into the company's overall strategic plan, fostering a culture of accountability.
-Defined the strategic inclusion goal that shaped Relativity Space’s inclusive culture, how the company addresses social issues, responds to ethical investigations and ensures a sense of belonging for all.
-Drafted inclusion policies in collaboration with the Chief People Officer to ensure that internal policies align with overall DEI strategies.
I have recently launched Elev8 Consulting Services to offer DEI consulting solutions to startups and organizations. I am currently working with a couple of manufacturing organizations on their DEI goals and I am actively looking to add more organizations to my portfolio.
Elev8 Consulting Services is a leading diversity and inclusion consultant providing innovative solutions for organizations looking to build inclusive cultures.
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company
Defined the strategic inclusion goal that shaped Relativity Space’s inclusive culture, how the company addresses social issues, responds to ethical investigations and ensures a sense of belonging for all.
Nov 2022 — Present
AirCapture
Inclusion Advisor
AirCapture builds, operates and maintains direct air capture systems that harvest CO2 directly from the atmosphere or concentrated streams of CO2 , then make it available to companies for use in their daily operations using a CO2 as a Service model.
Advising on strategic workforce planning, DEI and other integrated strategies that align the workforce and the business.
Jun 2021 — Jan 2023
Meta
Inclusion Operations
Develop programs that bring the voice of the community into our product development process from a global perspective. Built Global product teams and programming leading to the launch of new product experimentation strategies across the company.
Sep 2019 — Jun 2021
LinkedIn
Inclusion Program Management
Subject matter expert for inclusive engineering hiring processes and owner of the overall inclusive engineering hiring program governance.
Sep 2018 — Sep 2019
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Senior Director, Program Administration and Operations
Provided strategic guidance and oversight in the development and implementation of agency-wide programs and served as a thought partner to executive-level leaders to solve problems, drive program growth and promote diversity initiatives.
Jul 2016 — Sep 2018
CC
Catholic Charities
Associate Division Director, Program Operations
Created innovative solutions to strengthen diversity, inclusion and cultural competencies across the organization by interfacing with executives to influence training, policies and processes that support an inclusive work environment.
Jun 2013 — Jul 2016
Larkin Street Youth Services
Director of Program Operations
Partnered with HR to increase the hiring and promotion of diverse staff through job fairs, increased supervision efforts and focus on DEI efforts to improve staff morale agency wide. Recognized for the high number of successful internal diverse promotions
