Merary Soto-Saunders, Global Head of DEI at CVC Partners, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

She shared her advice to first-time HR leaders, CVC’s process for setting DEI goals, and how she’s able to impact DEI for over 500k people in her role.

Timestamps:

(6:32) Merary’s journey from investment banking to DEI work

(10:50) Working in different countries has shaped her perspective as an HR leader

(16:23) How CEOs view HR in other countries versus the US

(19:40) Why HR & DEI should be separate

(21:43) The 3 components of her role: internal DEI, DEI partner for portfolio companies, and external DEI brand

(26:10) Process for setting DEI goals

(31:18) DEI Dashboards

(33:08) The 4 pillars of DEI at CVC

(35:20) Having the ability to impact DEI for 500k people

(45:23) DEI/HR Think Tank

(57:17) Merary's definition of a Modern People Leader

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