Lisa Skeete Tatum

Topic: Awakening our Support of Black Leaders

With the US still reeling from COVID19 global pandemic and ongoing protests that continue to highlight the country’s long-standing struggles with race, privilege, and prejudice, many people wrestle with feelings of anger, grief, fear, and hopelessness. As employees and leaders, those emotions are not simply left at the front door come Monday morning. In fact, those leaders carry their feelings with them and they can show up in the workplace, on the conference call line or in a company email and present challenges as those leaders seek to prioritize professional performance over personal despair. What can organizations do to support and stand in solidarity with their Black leaders and foster an environment that encourages dialogue and reflection? What have we learned in the past several months and what are we doing about it?

 

Lisa Skeete Tatum is founder and CEO of Landit, a personalized career
pathing platform created to increase the success and engagement of
women and diverse groups in the workplace. The platform offers a
turn-key “one size fits one” solution that enables companies to attract,
develop, and retain diverse high-potential talent.
Previously, Lisa was a General Partner for over a decade with Cardinal
Partners, a $350M+ early-stage healthcare venture capital firm. Lisa also
worked for Procter & Gamble, GE Capital, and founded her own
consulting practice.
Lisa serves on numerous high growth, public, and non-profit boards,
including Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), Union Square Hospitality Group, Cornell University Board
of Trustees, McCarter Theater, The Lawrenceville School, and the Harvard Business School Board of
Dean’s Advisors.
Lisa received her BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University and her MBA from Harvard
Business School. She is a member of the Kauffman Fellows Class 4 and a 2012 Henry Crown Fellow of
the Aspen Institute.
She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Vanity Fair, Fortune, Inc.,
CNBC, BBC Business and named one of the Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs by Inc. Landit was
named one of the Top 10 Innovations That Made Women’s Lives Better by Fast Company.