Michele C. Meyer-Shipp was announced as CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide, the  leading global nonprofit employment resource for women, on January 12, 2022. Michele  leads the organization's 144 affiliates in 23 countries as it continues its mission to help women  achieve economic independence via a suite of services to include job readiness support,  professional development resources, coaching and mentorship, and workplace attire.

Michele joins Dress for Success from Major League Baseball, where she served as Chief  People & Culture Officer. While at MLB, Michele led the human resources, diversity and  inclusion, and office operations functions for the League Office with an emphasis on  launching new programs and policies to recruit and develop talent, advancing diversity and  inclusion efforts, and enhancing workplace culture. She also served as a senior advisor to the  Commissioner as well as leaders across 30 major league baseball teams and multiple Minor  League teams.

Prior to MLB, Michele served as Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at KPMG LLP,  where she led initiatives relating to talent recruitment, development, and retention;  supported the efforts of leaders across KPMG's 85+ national offices; and managed a portfolio

of external strategic partnerships. Previously, she served as Global Chief Diversity Officer for  both Prudential Financial and the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Michele  spent the first decade of her career practicing employment law in both the private and public  sectors, where she advised clients on optimizing talent and implementing equitable  workplace initiatives. Meyer-Shipp is a graduate of Rutgers University and Seton Hall  University School of Law.

Michele is a sought-after speaker and has served as a Yahoo! Finance News  Contributor and been featured in top media outlets including the New York Times, USA  Today, The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, CNN, The Wall Street Journal,  Savoy Magazine, Black Enterprise, CORE Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Diversity  Woman Magazine, Quartz, Inc., and more. She is also the recipient of numerous awards,  including The Network Journal's "25 Influential Black Women in Business" (2021), Core  Magazine's “100 Most Influential Blacks Today” (2021), Black Enterprise's "Portraits of  Power" (2020), and Business Insider's "38 Power Players of Consulting" (2020). She is a  member of the Boards of the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) and the Fritz  Pollard Alliance Foundation.

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