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Cynthia Owyoung

Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at BILL; Founder and CEO of Breaking Glass Forums

Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at BILL; Founder and CEO of Breaking Glass Forums

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Cynthia Owyoung Biography

Cynthia Owyoung is the Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at BILL, where she drives the company’s approach to enhancing its culture of diversity and inclusion. As the founder of Breaking Glass Forums, she develops strategies to accelerate an increase in more diverse leaders and inclusive organizations.

She has established and led diversity and inclusion initiatives for nearly 20 years at organizations both large and small, including Charles Schwab, GitHub, Yahoo!, and Intuit. Cynthia is known for integrating a diversity and inclusion lens into all aspects of the business, from talent management to product development. She has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine in their 2021 list of 100 Women of Impact, on the Top 100+ Remarkable Women in HR in 2021 by Canvas, North America’s Most Influential D&I Leaders in 2020 by Hive Learning, and the Global Diversity List 2020.

Cynthia has been a featured speaker at conferences and events hosted by TEDx, Women in Tech International, Tech Inclusion, the Anita Borg Institute, the Conference Board, and USC’s Center for Effective Organizations, among others. She has been interviewed for multiple podcasts and articles, including the Huffington Post, LinkedIn’s Talent Blog, and Diversity Woman Magazine.

Prior to her calling in human resources, Cynthia launched a strategic planning consultancy, increasing the capabilities of nonprofit and for-profit organizations in organizational development, brand marketing, and business strategy. She also built a decade-long career as a brand strategist for leading global brands and advertising agencies, developing campaigns for Microsoft, Levi Strauss, and Apple.

Cynthia currently serves on the board of directors for AbilityPath, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering people with special needs to achieve their full potential. She has served on the steering committee for the Silicon Valley Chief Diversity Officers Consortium, launched the Bay Area Diversity Peer Network, and chaired the Employee Resource Group Advisory Council.

She earned an MBA in human resources from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, a bachelor’s in marketing and finance from UC Berkeley’s Haas Business School, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology, also from UC Berkeley.

Cynthia Owyoung Videos

  • Healing the Digital Divide | Cynthia Owyoung | TEDxUCDavisSF ...
    The tech industry knows it has a diversity problem but is it truly motivated to solve it? In this profound and engaging talk, Cynthia Owyoung draws...
  • Cynthia Owyoung | Turning Failures Into Innovations | Tech ...
    Cynthia Owyoung of Breaking Glass Forums delivers a solo talk at Change Catalyst's Tech Inclusion 2016 in San Francisco, California on October 26th,...

Cynthia Owyoung Books

  • All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Workplace Culture of Inclusion that Delivers Results
    All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Workplace Culture of Inclusion that Delivers Results

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Cynthia Owyoung is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Cynthia Owyoung for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Cynthia Owyoung generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Katrina Jones, Israel Greene, Lily Zheng, Aiko Bethea and Carin Taylor. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Cynthia Owyoung for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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