Employees at Netflix’s Los Gatos headquarters walk past a display of notable film titles offered on its platform. Netflix

Renowned American author, Inclusion Strategist and Cultural Innovator Vernā Myers will now be joining streaming giant Netflix as announced by the company creating a new role of Vice President, Inclusion Strategy to help devise and implement strategies that integrate cultural diversity, inclusion and equity into aspects of its operations.

Myers would be bringing a lot to the table with an experience spanning over 2 decades of consultancy with wide range of major corporations and organizations on the eradication of cultural biases for better workplace productivity.

“Having worked closely with Vernā as a consultant on a range of organizational issues, we are thrilled that she has agreed to bring her talents to this new and important role,” said Jessica Neal, Netflix Chief Talent Officer.

“As a global company dedicated to attracting the best people and representing a broad range of perspectives, Vernā will be an invaluable champion of our efforts to build a culture where all employees thrive.”

Rising out of Baltimore’s working class to becoming a Harvard trained lawyer, entrepreneur, author and cultural innovator, Myers has published best-selling titles while being a renowned global speaker giving talks at the likes of TED and major worldwide conferences.

“I have been a longtime fan of the inclusive and diverse programming and talent at Netflix, and then I got a chance to meet the people behind the screen. I was so impressed by their mission, their excellence, and decision to take their inclusion and diversity efforts to a higher level,” Vernā Myers said.

“I am so excited and look forward to collaborating all across Netflix to establish bold innovative frameworks and practices that will attract, fully develop, and sustain high performing diverse teams.”  She continued.

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