WellPoint, Inc.
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HEADQUARTERS: San Francisco, California WEBSITE: www.unionbank.com BUSINESS: Financial services REVENUES: $88.2 billion EMPLOYEES: 10,000 TITLE: SVP, Community Lending & Industry Relations EDUCATION: BA, Rutgers University WHAT I’M READING: Leadership and SelfDeception, by The Arbinger Institute INTERESTS: Travel, art, and philanthropy
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› What lessons have you learned from business relationships? I have learned to listen intently and demonstrate personal humility.
HEADQUARTERS: Indianapolis, Indiana WEBSITE: www.wellpoint.com BUSINESS: Health benefits REVENUES: $60.7 billion EMPLOYEES: 37,000 TITLE: Staff Vice President, Enterprise Provider Data Management EDUCATION: BS, Berkeley College WHAT I’M READING: The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business, by Patrick Lencioni INTERESTS: Reading, attending church, going to the spa, community service (UNCF, AHA) TWITTER HANDLE: @TMFSPA
› Are there any organizations that you or your family has been a part of that benefitted you? As a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in college, I developed unwavering resolve and discipline and I learned the importance of community. This helped form the foundation of my personal and professional success.
› What are you proudest of in your life? My daughter is my crowning achievement. Deanna is a well-rounded college freshman determined to make the world a better place. Overall I am proud that she forms her own opinions and holds everyone to the same decency standards regardless of his or her race, gender, etc.
› How has the civil rights movement affected you personally? With commitment and focus, the civil rights movement has allowed me to climb the corporate ladder to the senior management ranks in corporate America.
› How do you give back to the African American community? I am active supporter of the UNCF and the American Heart Association. Specifically I fundraise for scholarships and research funding regarding health inequities for African Americans and women.
› How do you give back to the African American community? In my current role, a key responsibility is to develop effective strategies that expand homeownership opportunities for African Americans—a role of which I could not be more proud.
› What do you think is the greatest issue or dilemma facing the African American community today? Although incremental progress has occurred, racism is still prevalent in our society. Thus business and communities must embrace that there is room for transformational improvement. Success will be obvious—meaning all minorities will have equal access and opportunity.
› Are there any words of wisdom you would like to pass along to our readers? Never settle for good. Always strive to be great.
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