At the most recent edition of the North American HR Executive Summit we sat down with Jason Lioy, the Chief People Officer of Dawn Foods, to talk about a themed lunch discussion he hosted on launching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Jason’s own organization has a great story to share in this space, and he wanted to gather together other HR professionals who are on their own DEI journeys to share where they are, what they are doing, where they are finding success and what they want to do next. Over the course of an hour-long conversation with like-minded executives, many ideas and innovations were explored, and in this interview Jason shares some of the key context and takeaways with a wider audience. Give it a listen!

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Jason Lioy

Chief People Officer at Dawn Foods

Jason leads a global team responsible for recruiting, developing, and celebrating diverse top talent. He is focused on building and maintaining a people-first culture for more than 3,500 team members across the world. He also helps cultivate a culture that attracts, motivates, and retains talented collaborators. He has been a People leader at Dawn since 2014.

Jason has a strong background in global HR and operations with companies including Philips, GE, and Armstrong World Industries. He continues to build on his experience of valuing intangibles for an organization like, culture, work environment, engagement, wellbeing, diversity, equity, and inclusion.