Emilio Egea

W4-I Demonstrating Diversity's ROI Impact

About Emilio Egea

Emilio Egea is Prudential Financial’s vice president of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer who is a nationally recognized expert and leader in the field of diversity.  He is responsible for the development of strategies, tools and interventions including a strategic data capability to leverage equal opportunity, diversity and employee surveys ensuring this work is an integral part of business planning and implementation.

Egea began his career with New Jersey Bell.  He later moved to AT&T where he worked in various sales, marketing, operations, information systems, labor relations and human resources assignments, including director of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Diversity.  He joined Prudential in 1998 as vice president, Human Resources and has over 20 years of experience in management.

An experienced lecturer, he has been featured in The New York Times, Advertising Age, Hispanic Business, Diversity Factor, Workforce Diversity, HR Executive, Diversity Inc. as well as domestic and global network news.  He has lectured at colleges and is a frequent speaker at professional association meetings.

Egea earned degrees in both Business and Economics, and Spanish from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA.  He is currently Vice Chair of the Board of the American Conference on Diversity, on the Editorial Board of The Diversity Factor, a member of the Diversity Collegium and is a member of the Conference Board’s Council on Workforce Diversity.  He has also served on a U.S. Senate Task Force on Education and Employment, as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Equal Employment Advisory Council, on Catalyst’s Taskforce on Women of Color in Corporate Management and as Chairperson of the Eastern Business Council for Service Employment Redevelopment Jobs for Progress.  He was recognized in 2005 with a National Eagle Leadership Institute (NELI) Award for his contributions to the profession and the community.