ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
Partner and chief diversity officer
Gibbons P.C.
Johnson, who represents public and private companies, commercial banks and governmental agencies in M&As and stock and asset purchase transactions, also heads firm’s DEI initiatives.
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ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Sunita Holzer
Sunita Holzer
Chief human relations officer
Verisk
Holzer, who oversees Verisk’s global human resources operations and strategy, is a highly regarded thought leader. She also serves on the board of South Jersey Industries.
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ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Junie Hahn
Junie Hahn
Member
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
A member of the firm’s Corporate & Securities Group, he has extensive experience in a wide range of corporate transactions. He serves as CSG Law’s point person for Triple Five...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Brittany Hale
Brittany Hale
Founder and CEO
BND Consulting Group
In addition to her own firm, which helps groups develop effective leaders and company culture, she recently joined digitalundivided, a nonprofit that aims to catalyze economic growth for Latina and...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Parimal Garg
Parimal Garg
Chief counsel
Governor’s Office
Garg has smoothly moved into chief counsel role, which is no surprise to anyone who has worked with him. Sky is limit for brilliant legal mind (and Harvard Law grad) who...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Jeannine Frisby LaRue
Jeannine Frisby LaRue
Senior vice president
Kaufman Zita Group
Larue may be the most well-known lobbyist and advocate for social and racial justice issues in the state — or just about anything. Veteran lobbyist has had hall-of-fame...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — David Gould
David Gould
Chief diversity and impact officer
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Gould is in front of every diversity initiative of HBSE, which are plentiful. His work with the New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center, Philadelphia 76ers and...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Ryan Haygood
Ryan Haygood
CEO
N.J. Institute for Social Justice
Haygood leads a group of racial justice advocates whose cutting-edge work — powered by grassroots organizing and advocacy — seeks to build reparative systems that create wealth, justice and...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Natalya Johnson
Natalya Johnson
President
Garden State Bar Association
Johnson, a senior counsel at Johnson & Johnson, heads organization of African American judges, lawyers and law students aims at helping all ethnic minorities become an effective part of the...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2022 — Jeremy Farrell
Jeremy Farrell
Special counsel and senior managing director, government and community affairs
LeFrak
Heads public policy for Newport, overseeing arguably the most valuable real estate development in Jersey City and the state.
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