Lakita Robinson-Southern

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT LAKITA ROBINSON-SOUTHERN

I’m a strategic HR executive and business advisor who helps organizations achieve measurable results by aligning talent, culture, and strategy. With 20 years of global experience across financial services, aerospace, energy, and manufacturing, I specialize in driving ROI through people—translating complex workforce and culture challenges into clear, actionable business outcomes.I am currently the Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Strategy. I partner with executive leaders to align talent systems, workforce strategy, and ERG governance with measurable business outcomes.With over a decade of progressive HR leadership experience—including serving as a senior HR Business Partner to executive leadership teams—I bring a practitioner’s understanding of how strategy becomes execution. I have led large-scale organizational initiatives, supported C-suite leaders through transformation and workforce optimization, and embedded inclusion into core talent processes rather than treating it as a parallel effort.In my current role leading enterprise DI & B strategy and ERGs, I focus on three core priorities:• Embedding inclusion and belonging into hiring, promotion, succession, and leadership expectations• Establishing governance models that position ERGs as strategic enablers of talent development and retention• Using workforce data and engagement insights to inform risk mitigation, representation progress, and leadership pipeline strengthMy work is grounded in both analytics and human-centered leadership.