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Amy Hunter: VP, Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Caleres
Dr. Amy A. Hunter is currently the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the publicly traded Caleres. She recently joined the Caleres team after serving as the Senior Global Equity Diversity and Inclusion leader at Boeing. At Caleres she leads the global initiatives for diversity equity and inclusion. She has enjoyed a career in diversity working within the healthcare, agricultural, educational, and financial services industries.
Hunter has more than 20 years of experience in human resources, organizational development, project management and leadership within the corporate and nonprofit arenas. Her responsibilities have included creating and implementing return on investment strategies for recruitment, curriculums for training and development and measurable retention strategies.
Hunter is best known for “The Talk” a conversation she publicly started after the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. She has spoken and presented diversity training, keynotes, seminars, and strategy sessions around the world. She is well respected globally and has received numerous awards for her achievements as a diversity scholar and activist.
Hunter has more than 20 years of experience in human resources, organizational development, project management and leadership within the corporate and nonprofit arenas. Her responsibilities have included creating and implementing return on investment strategies for recruitment, curriculums for training and development and measurable retention strategies.
Hunter is best known for “The Talk” a conversation she publicly started after the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. She has spoken and presented diversity training, keynotes, seminars, and strategy sessions around the world. She is well respected globally and has received numerous awards for her achievements as a diversity scholar and activist.
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Her community engagements have included serving on several boards for local organizations including The Missouri Historical Society, Cultural Leadership, We Stories and the United Way. She has also led the Missouri Business Leaders Network’s Governor’s Council on Disability and been an active member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce St. Louis.
Her popular TEDx presentation is called “Lucky Zip Codes.”
Hunter has an earned her Bachelor of Arts and her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.