Deborah Rosado Shaw

An expert in navigating uncertainty, Deborah Rosado Shaw was raised in the nation's poorest congressional district, where gangs ruled the street corners and her biggest dream was about having heat and hot water. Along the way, she discovered strategies for success that formed a bridge from tough inner-city beginnings to award-winning entrepreneur and F50 senior executive and consultant.

In 2004, Shaw founded the Rosado Shaw Group LLC., a consulting and advisory firm focused on intervening in today's complex challenges around culture, performance, talent engagement, and diversity. Shaw is a trusted advisor recognized for integrity, rigor and discipline in getting the job done. She has consistently delivered outstanding results across many industries including consumer products, cosmetics, food and beverage, private equity, retail and technology.

Shaw has served on the World Bank Group Diversity Advisory Panel, providing strategic advice to the President and senior management team, as well as the non-partisan National Women's Business Council providing advice and counsel to the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. She has also served as PepsiCo's SVP, Chief Global Diversity & Engagement, where she was responsible for driving innovation and optimizing high performance teams by leveraging the diverse strengths, backgrounds and perspectives of 260,000 associates operating in 200 countries and territories.

Shaw has been recognized with numerous awards, including Fortune "50 Most Powerful Latinas in Corporate America", Latino Leaders "101 Most Influential Latinos in the U.S.", National Foundation of Women Legislators "Entrepreneur of the Year" and Women's Leadership Exchange "Trailblazer Award."