Entertainment Industry DEIA Executive & Leadership Consultant; Former Global Head of DEIA at Amazon MGM Studios & Prime Video; Executive of the Year Honoree
Latasha Gillespie Biography
Latasha Gillespie is a diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) executive with a career spanning more than two decades across manufacturing, technology, and entertainment. Before entering the technology sector, Gillespie spent 20 years in finance and human resources at Caterpillar Inc., where she held roles including Six Sigma Black Belt, Compensation and Benefits Director, and Employee and Labor Relations Director for U.S. and Mexico facilities. During her tenure at Caterpillar, Gillespie launched the company's first diversity recruiting team and established Employee Resource Groups. She also served as Caterpillar's Chief Diversity Officer and later led human resources for Africa, the Middle East, CIS, Russia, and Asia Pacific.
Amazon recruited Gillespie to lead its worldwide DEI department at its Seattle headquarters. She previously led similar initiatives for Amazon's corporate division before relocating to Los Angeles to develop Amazon Studios' DEI function for customers and content. In her corporate role, Gillespie collaborated with Jeff Bezos and regularly briefed the Board of Directors and Congressional members on Amazon's DEIA strategies and progress. She played a key role in Amazon joining the HBCU Partnership Challenge and founded Amazon's Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) annual conference and curriculum.
As executive head of global diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video, and Freevee, Gillespie became a prominent DEIA leader in the entertainment industry. In this capacity, she developed mechanisms to improve diverse representation both in front of and behind the camera, addressed barriers to success in entertainment, and promoted inclusive stories for a global audience. Under Gillespie's leadership, Amazon Studios created the entertainment industry's first Inclusion Policy and Playbook and integrated DEIA into its Greenlight Process. She also established the Howard Entertainment Program, a partnership between a major studio and an HBCU. Additional initiatives under her leadership included the Illuminative Indigenous Episodic Directors Program, the Latino Film Institute Youth Cinema Project Alumni Fellowship, and the LALIFF Works in Progress Finishing Fund.
Gillespie's work has been recognized across business and entertainment. The Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce named her Executive of the Year, and she appeared on the cover of Inclusion magazine for her leadership in organizational inclusive and equitable practices. She has been honored in Variety's Women's Impact Report and Inclusion Impact Report, featured in Forbes, named one of Black Enterprise's Most Powerful Women in Corporate Diversity, and recognized as an Ebony Magazine Power 100 Honoree. Gillespie is a frequent speaker at events hosted by Stanford University, the Hollywood Commission, the Recording Academy, the Television Academy, the NFL, and the American Black Film Festival.
After seven years at Amazon, including five at the film and TV studio, Gillespie stepped down as global head of DEIA for Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video. She has since focused on public speaking, podcasts, consulting, and executive coaching. Gillespie's legacy at Amazon is regarded as a benchmark for systemic, measurable inclusion efforts within a major global entertainment enterprise.
Latasha Gillespie Videos
A Seat at the Table w/ Latasha Gillespie of Amazon Studios
Latasha Gillespie, the executive head of global diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for Amazon Studios, takes a Seat at the Table.
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