--- title: How To Diversify Your Corporate Board description: Lesley Slayton Brown is the Chief Diversity Officer at HP Inc and named one of the most powerful women in corporate diversity by Black Enterprise. image: https://www.upliftingimpact.com/hubfs/Lesley%20Slaton%20Brown_announcement%20image_02182021.png --- [![Website Logo - White-1](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Uplifting%20Impact/Website%20Logo%20-%20White-1.png?width=1827&name=Website%20Logo%20-%20White-1.png "Website Logo - White-1")](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/) ![HEADER - Podcast 2](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/hubfs/Uplifting%20Impact/Headers-Backgrounds%20-%20UI/HEADER%20-%20Podcast%202.jpg "HEADER - Podcast 2") # How To Diversify Your Corporate Board Posted by [Deanna Singh](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/uplifting-impact/author/deanna-singh) | Feb 18, 2021 3:00:00 AM ![](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/hubfs/Lesley%20Slaton%20Brown_announcement%20image_02182021.png) I am so excited to share with you my conversation with Lesley Slaton Brown, the Chief Diversity Officer at HP Inc. Lesley was also named one of the most powerful women in corporate diversity by Black Enterprise, and a top influential woman in corporate America by Savoy Magazine. In our conversation, we talk at length about the strides HP has taken in prioritizing diversity, particularly at the board level. She also shares some of the strategies they are applying to ensure that the diversity of the board is applied throughout other levels of the organization as well. ## Topics in this episode - Building an infrastructure of diversity - The role reverse mentorship plays at HP - Front-lines of employee engagement, culture, and community - Building relationships that amplify the culture - Recognizing and building systems around transparency - Having a multiplying effect to the work that you are creating ## Connect LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-slaton-brown-345988/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-slaton-brown-345988/) Twitter: [https://twitter.com/DailySlate](https://twitter.com/DailySlate)   Other recent conversations we really enjoyed: - [‘Demanding More’ From Systems, Leaders, and Ourselves](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/uplifting_impact/demanding-more-from-systems-leaders-and-ourselves) - [Onboarding as an Intentional Practice of Inclusivity](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/uplifting_impact/onboarding-as-an-intentional-practice-of-inclusivity) #### Written by [Deanna Singh](https://www.upliftingimpact.com/uplifting-impact/author/deanna-singh) Deanna Singh is a business consultant, speaker, and podcaster who is internationally recognized for her work in leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion. 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