Born This Way -My Journey of Difference

“Early in my professional life, I was asked to work on issues of diversity and inclusion. At first, I resisted, feeling ill equipped for the tasks at hand. Later, it seemed imperative. As I have reflected on my life, I realize that I was born into this conversation. Today, I am proud to be an agent for change. In this presentation, I will share lessons from the journey and my hope for the future.”

Bio: Reginald H. White is the HR Director for the Research Division at Cornell University. In this role, he is responsible for managing the delivery of human resources services for the division and the research centers that report to the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Reginald is a strategic partner to the Vice Provost and in that role helps to influence the future of research at the university. In addition, he serves as an executive coach to faculty and staff and conducts presentations across campus on a wide range of topics. Reginald also serves as the Chair for the Men of Color Colleague Network Group.

Prior to returning to Cornell, he was President of a consulting firm, Toran Enterprises, LLC that specialized in executive coaching, diversity and leadership development. In this role, he traveled extensively and facilitated sessions in South Africa, Amsterdam and London. Prior to that he was at Merrill Lynch as Vice President, Divisional Marketing Manager. Before joining Merrill Lynch, he spent a number of years at Fidelity Investments in various roles including Vice President, Marketing, Internal Management Consultant and Vice President, HumanResources.

Reginald is an active Cornell Alum currently serving as the immediate Past President, Human Ecology Alumni Board and member of Mosaic. He received his B.S. in Psychology at Cornell University and his Executive M.B.A. at Boston University.