SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As it continues to
digitally transform how agreements are prepared, signed, acted-upon
and managed around the world, DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) today
announced the appointment of Iesha
Berry as its first Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer
(CDEO).
Former Slalom, Bank of America & Microsoft Exec brings 20+
years of work in diversity, equity and inclusion to DocuSign
"As we reflected on our journey to become a more diverse,
inclusive and sustainable company, it became clear we needed a new
role to focus on the important work we are doing to enhance the DNA
of DocuSign. Iesha brings the right balance of deep experience,
fresh thinking and long-term vision to lead our journey and we're
excited to add her to our team," said Joan
Burke, Chief People Officer, DocuSign. "We know that we,
along with every other company out there, have room to improve in
regard to diversity, sustainability and impact, and Iesha will be a
critical part of setting goals and holding ourselves accountable to
achieve them."
With more than 20 years of experience in diversity, inclusion
and belonging (DIBs), Iesha will focus on accelerating DocuSign's
DIBs strategy and continuing to evolve DocuSign's IMPACT and
sustainability efforts. Iesha and her team will also be responsible
for enhancing the employee experience at DocuSign, working to
develop a more diverse and inclusive culture through supporting the
impact of employee resource groups and overseeing inclusive talent
development along with diverse pipeline sourcing and outreach. She
will report directly to DocuSign chief people officer, Joan Burke.
"What initially drew me to DocuSign was the clarity of its
mission and purpose. The company is in such a unique place, in
terms of both its business trajectory and in its position to be a
leader in diversity, sustainability and social impact. Having a
company with such a great foundation and reach, makes becoming its
first CDEO an exciting prospect," said Iesha. "I look forward to
helping DocuSign set a new standard when it comes to diversity,
inclusion, sustainability and impact efforts and supporting both
our employees and customers on our journey with us."
Iesha began her career at Pfizer as an HR Rotational Associate,
and has since held global roles across various companies and
industries including Chief Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Officer
at Slalom, Senior Vice President of Market and Site Human Resources
at Bank of America and Senior Director, Head of Global Diversity
& Inclusion Business Management and Client Engagement at
Microsoft. She holds an M.A. in HR/Industrial Relations from the
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a
B.A. in Psychology from Tougaloo
College in Mississippi, and
received a Diversity Practitioner/Advanced Practitioner
certification from Cornell
University.
For more information on DocuSign, visit www.docusign.com.
Media Relations
Megan
Gregorio
Corporate Communications
media@docusign.com
About DocuSign
DocuSign helps organizations connect
and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage agreements.
As part of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud, DocuSign offers
eSignature, the world's #1 way to sign electronically on
practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time. Today,
over a million customers and more than a billion users in
over 180 countries use the DocuSign Agreement Cloud to accelerate
the process of doing business and to simplify people's lives.
For more information, visit www.docusign.com
View original content to download
multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/docusign-bolsters-executive-team-with-appointment-of-first-chief-diversity-and-engagement-officer-301496568.html
SOURCE DocuSign, Inc.