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Husch Blackwell adds chief diversity officer position
Staff Report//July 7, 2021
Husch Blackwell has hired Amanda Garcia-Williams as its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.
Garcia-Williams is based in Lansing, Michigan, and will join The Link, Husch’s virtual office.
As CDO, Garcia-Williams will lead the firm’s diversity and inclusion efforts for lawyers and staff, including implementation of strategy, best practices, programs, initiatives, and training.
Prior to coming to Husch Blackwell, Garcia-Williams served as associate vice president and head of diversity & inclusion and talent acquisition at Jackson National Life, a subsidiary of Prudential PLC. She also served as the institutional equity coordinator in Michigan State University’s Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.
Garcia-Williams is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and worked as an associate for five years at Lansing-based Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith.
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