Liji Thomas, CPA, CIA, CRMA, SHRM-CP
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer/Cornell University Facilitator
About this speaker
Liji is a highly effective People and Performance-focused leader with experience and education across multiple disciplines committed to ensuring there are no barriers to full human potential in corporate America.
Liji has built an award-winning diversity and inclusion strategy for Southwest Airlines. She directed the design/execution of key partnerships and acted as a Diversity & Inclusion SME on inclusion issues in Corporate America, including on presentations, panels, keynote addresses, etc.
She has overseen revenue generation in excess of $40MM in 6 months in a call center environment, leading the transformation of a cost center into a profit center with a strategic P&L responsibility role. She also led the first Capitalization of Labor audit for a Fortune 200 and subsequently published an article in a leading audit journal, effectively contributing to thought leadership in the Audit/Accounting Field
Liji is a member of the Leadership Dallas Class of 2017, and delivered her Graduate School commencement address.