International Women's Day: Dean Alavi and Teresa White, Aflac U.S.

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday March 8, 2023
      5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: Online
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Contact

Pat Paterson

ppaterson3@gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Under Teresa White’s guidance, 65 percent of Aflac’s 5,700 employees are women and nearly 50 percent are people of color.

Full Summary: Under Teresa White’s guidance, 65 percent of Aflac’s 5,700 employees are women and nearly 50 percent are people of color.

Under Teresa White’s guidance, 65 percent of Aflac’s 5,700 employees are women and nearly 50 percent are people of color. Her leadership has garnered much praise throughout the business world, and Aflac was recently ranked No. 9 on the Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity list.

Teresa will discuss the following:

  • Her career path and leadership story, along with advice she’d give to her younger self
  • How leaders can cultivate a diverse and inclusive workforce
  • The role of continuing education in career development

 

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Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
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Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
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Status
  • Created By: Kristen Bailey
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 1, 2023 - 9:58am
  • Last Updated: Mar 1, 2023 - 9:58am