Davina Vargas

About Davina Vargas

Global Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; that’s a big title. What it essentially means, is that I understand the questions to ask to curate an environment of inclusiveness, progression and overall engagement. Oh and that I am very simply “ A People Person”. I could NOT do what I do without loving to see the progression of peoples growth; both professionally and personally. My diverse and progressive background has enabled me to develop an innate understanding of people and business. I have a comprehensive perspective on the why’s around what makes people tick and how to achieve the ROI’s that the business needs. I am ultimately able to bring initiatives and programs at a global level that yield hi-impact results. I advise leadership on inclusionary practices and was also entrusted to be a Board of Directors member for the Bay Area Council. These are roles that I do not take lightly. Progressive and innovative People Operations are unequivocally critical to the success of any organization, especially in our current market. However, if you forget who you are doing it for, the team, then all efforts will lack the positive impact that is needed to drive business results. I thrive in ambiguous environments that need structure and strategy. My mindset is “do what is necessary to get things done”, but not without consideration of the impact on the team, culture and overall business growth. To do so would dissolve the team\'s morale and overall company culture. In my experience, seeing things from all perspectives is essential to implementing successful team programs and initiatives. Here are some Career highlights; Spearheaded programs that resulted in an increase of company racial diversity by 11.25% Collaborated with the Global Talent Team to implement programs that resulted in an increase of engineering racial diversity by 11.71% Collaborated with the Talent Team resulting in an increase of racial diversity on the engineering leadership team by 7.1% Created non-bias internal professional development and interview methods which led to increases in manager-director level racial diversity by 6.4% Raised C level diversity by 16.6% Lead the progression of the DEI committee into a fully functioning ERG Innovated and executed a company global philanthropy strategy Established a quarterly DEI leadership learning series for all leadership

Experience

1. Global Director, Diversity,equity,inclusion & Culture

   Ingenio

   Sep 2021 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

Education

• California State University-Sacramento

  Bachelor's degree, Business/Corporate Communications