Communications Strategist & Corporate Reputation Expert; Chief Inclusion & Impact Officer at Omnicom; Adjunct Professor at University of Oklahoma
Emily K. Graham Biography
Emily K. Graham is a communications strategist and inclusion leader who serves as chief inclusion and impact officer at Omnicom, a global marketing communications company. In this role, Graham leads the global strategy and team dedicated to fostering opportunity and belonging across a network of 75,000 employees and more than 5,000 clients. She is responsible for advancing the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and executing OPEN 2.0, Omnicom's action plan for systemic equity across its agencies. Graham oversees Omnicom's OPEN team, a group of 60 DEI professionals driving company-wide strategy, and advises major clients on DEI matters.
Prior to joining Omnicom, Graham held leadership roles at several communications agencies. She was FleishmanHillard's first chief diversity officer, following positions as senior partner, executive committee member, global client leader, and practice chair for financial and professional services. At FleishmanHillard, Graham led a global taskforce prioritizing DEI across the firm's 2,500-person network and played a key role in launching "FH Perspectives," a global diversity and inclusion program. She also founded True MOSAIC, a consultancy focused on aligning business strategy with cultural inclusion, and held leadership positions at MWWPR and Burson-Marsteller.
Graham has been recognized by the National Diversity Council as a top diversity officer and has appeared in industry publications such as PRWeek's 40 Under 40 and Crain's New York Business. Her work has been featured in Campaign, LinkedIn's "How I Got Here," and Forbes. She has received the PRSA-NY President's Award for industry service, character, and ethics.
Graham has spoken at industry events including Cannes Lions and CES. She has addressed topics such as the power of language at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and serves on the boards of Forbes BLK, the Institute of Public Relations, the American Advertising Federation, the Cannes Can Diversity Collective, and the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. Graham is an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma and advises organizations including Syracuse, Georgetown, and Howard Universities, where she guest lectures and mentors. Her work focuses on social impact, corporate strategy, and brand reputation in the communications and marketing industry.
Emily K. Graham Speaking Topics
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Corporate Communications & Public Relations
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Aligning DEI to Business Strategy
Emily K. Graham Videos
Omnicom's Chief Equity Officer & Impact Officer, Emily Graham
Omnicom's Chief Equity Officer, Impact Officer, Emily Graham, joins James Kotecki in the CES C Space Studio to discuss the Omnicom DEI strategy in a...
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