Empowering Equity--Wednesday Night Wisdom

Diversity has been highlighted within news reports, articles, and leaders across the globe. While this commitment to embracing diversity is justified, it is difficult to develop strategies to invigorate change beyond boilerplate stump speeches.

The well-crafted diversity statement has become an integral element of a modern company. Saying the right things about inclusion is only the first step; embodying equity at all levels of business must be scaffolded by intentionality, commitment, and compassion.

To help explore ways to embrace the complexities of who we are, the College of Business is proud to have special guest and NIU alum, Jocelyn Moore. Jocelyn Moore is globally astute Human Resource Executive. Jocelyn is the General Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion at Microsoft. In this capacity Jocelyn is responsible for leading Global Diversity & Inclusion for the Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions group and for all geographies. She brings 20 years of progressive Human Resources experience from global companies like Aon Hewitt, Medline Industries, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and DXC Technology. Jocelyn has held many transformative Human Resources roles. She started her career as a HR Coordinator and worked her way through the ranks to more progressive complex Human Resources positions.

Prior to joining Microsoft, she was with a North American based company, responsible for transforming the entire HR department. Jocelyn also spent time as the VP Global Talent Acquisition with DXC Technology, responsible for recruiting 30,000 new employees each year across the company’s global footprint. In this capacity, Jocelyn was directly responsible for leading all Global Talent Acquisition strategies, including relationship management, workforce planning, talent channels, and overall governance.

She recognizes she was helped along her career journey and wants to pay it forward. Over the years, Jocelyn has done resume and interviewing workshops, served on many nonprofit boards all focused on helping students with diverse backgrounds, and has had several mentees. She holds a Bachelor of Science in HR Management and MBA from Northern Illinois University was the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Management Department and the 2021 Distinguished Alumni for the NIU College of Business.

Please join the College of Business for this inspiring conversation with Jocelyn Moore and moderator, Dr. Christine Mooney on March 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (CST).