Linda Clement-Holmes (lightening) backpack

Published: Feb. 26, 2024, 5 a.m.

"Some have to carry more weight than others - everybody's got to do their part to try to lighten their load."\nLinda Clement-Holmes served as P&G\u2019s Chief Diversity Officer AND P&G\u2019s Chief Information Officer - significantly elevating early efforts in corporate Diversity & Inclusion. Starting as a systems analyst in 1983, Linda has led a global career as an \u201cexecutive of firsts\u201d - the first Black female Senior VP, and later President. Linda\u2019s been named one of Computerworld\u2019s Premier 100 IT Leaders, Black Enterprise magazine\u2019s Top Executives, and Working Mother\u2019s \u201cWorking Mothers of the Year,\u201d among many other honors. Linda is an active active Board leader among many business and community organizations, is a graduate of Purdue University, and a proud mother of two accomplished sons. In this candid conversation about authenticity and courage, Linda speaks about her personal - and professional - experiences in race, and comments on the unique moment we face today. Linda shares how she works everyday to lighten the load of others, and gets everyone to do their part.\xa0\nFor Black History Month, we\u2019re sharing conversations from Raman\u2019s other podcast \u201cLearnings from Leaders\u201d where we have candid mentorship style conversations - with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, many of whom are alums of Procter & Gamble - where many industry leaders got their start with a foundation of purpose, values, and principles.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices