AAISHA HAMID

• Designed the Business Insurance award-winning Alliant Insurance Foundation (AIF) fellows program, a three-year internship program that provides underrepresented students with the opportunity to explore different parts of the insurance industry through weekly department rotations, chances to shadow insurance professionals, 1:1 mentorship relationships, weekly learning modules and group discussions, business etiquette coaching, and annual capstone projects presented in front of C-suite leaders. The purpose of the program is to prepare students to emerge from the internship as developing leaders with the expertise to be successful in the insurance industry.
• Support the AIF Manager on programming that is in partnership with Louisiana State University and St. Mary's University
• Invited as a guest on AIF Board of Director meetings, provide DE&I expertise when requested

Key Accomplishments:

• Conducted comprehensive market research and competitor analysis to develop Alliant's DE&I strategy and initiatives; socialized DE&I strategy and garnered buy-in from key stakeholders, helping to execute across organization
• Led the collection and analysis of demographic data in partnership with HRIS, presenting findings to Alliant's leadership and C-suite members
• Developed a DE&I mission statement and six-pillar strategy, engaging with ERG leaders and managing directors for feedback and buy-in
• Established the infrastructure of the DE&I department, including roles and responsibilities, and facilitated regular cross-departmental meetings
• Created standard decks for DE&I presentations, both internal and external, and tracked and reported DE&I accomplishments and milestones
• Designed and facilitated ERG leadership meetings, providing individualized support and standardizing ERG development processes
• Managed relationships with over 100 DE&I vendors, converting some into partnerships to further Alliant's DE&I efforts
• Developed and launched the first iteration of the Alliant Fellows and Alliant Scholars programs, including curriculum design, selection process, and facilitation
• Engaged in over 54 conversations, speaking engagements, events, and podcasts to showcase Alliant's DE&I efforts and build relationships with stakeholders

• Serve as the Global DEI Plan Project Manager and Diversity & Inclusion Senior Coordinator in a team of 12
• Report directly to the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, enacting as her chief-of-staff and working with the regional leads to ensure the function is communicating to fulfill interdepartmental and intradepartmental tasks and projects; organize and create material for the global D&I team retreat and trainings schedule for the year
• Lead as the project manager of the firm's Global DEI Plan: (1) attend project manager meetings; represent the department in front of the Chief Strategy Officer; (2) meet with different department leads to respond to questions and assess intersecting work efforts; (3) keep track of timelines, emerging issues and new developments; (4) discuss internal and external goals progress and metrics with Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, relaying information to the 4 regional leads
• Assist with D&I related client work (e.g. compile research for a client's anti-racism retreat for its executives; update diversity training coaching table; etc)
• Serve as the first point of approval for global self-identification diversity data requests for various client and internal requests, staying updated on regional jurisdictions and legal idiosyncrasies
• Manage a direct report assisting with the function's administrative needs and oversee the organization and team's engagement on the D&I Microsoft Teams workspace and channels
• Work to take D&I ideas from concept to product, developing client and internal tools for use and assisting with the development of trainings
• Draft global D&I communications and direct efforts to create informational videos and designed collateral sent out across the firms offices in the US and internationally
• Research and analyze global diversity information, summarizing relevant work to identify potential solutions for the firm's implementation of new diversity terminology or processes

• Report to the Diversity & Inclusion Director - Americas, assist with various ongoing firm and client research projects
• Represent the D&I function as a member of the Corporate Council Women of Color committee, a $200k sponsorship and created relationship focused on the development of women of color in the legal industry
• Review contracts, represent the D&I function during requested client calls interested in firm D&I best practices and diversity metrics and assist with client requested D&I trainings
• Manage a national diversity program comprised of 35 business services employees with a ~70% engagement level
• Assist in the creation and execution of D&I processes and systems
• Organize quarterly outreach calls with 30-50 diversity leaders and create a leadership toolkit to help them support their members amidst COVID-19
• Manage the D&I 1 million dollar budget for 2018
• Track metrics for and managed the coordination or development and facilitation of over 200 internal firm programs (internal and virtual) across the Americas including 4 implicit bias trainings, a national International Women's Day program and 7 anti-racism townhalls in response to the racial unrest
• Assist with the Mansfield 2.0 and 3.0, 6 month reporting period survey documentation, working with departments such as Recruitment, Marketing & Business Development (M&BD) and the CEO's office to ensure certification compliance
• Manage a 50+ page standard D&I boilerplate that is updated quarterly with content sent to M&BD for clients
• Collect and analyze diversity-related data and statistical information for women, minority, and LGBT+ personnel needed for reports, presentations and survey requests
• Support 30 active lawyer affinity ERGs and manage their monthly list-serv updates and requests, including the creation and facilitation of a virtual cross-affinity group business development program
• Co-manage the function's social media branding platforms, including LinkedIn
• Develop training material and onboard new diversity team members

• Assisted the Managing Director of New Business Conflicts, Director of New Business Conflicts, New Business Conflicts Manager, Supervisors and Analysts with the completion of over 1,500 research requests and group research projects
• Researched and analyzed large amounts of data to assist in the identification of potential conflicts of interest
• Analyzed corporate research and firm data from the 3E system to create synthesized conflicts of interest reports for requesting attorneys
• Trained, onboarded and mentored new researchers on the team
• Experience working in a fast paced environment, prioritizing and completing forms with tight deadlines in various time zones
• Sat on the Recruitment and Global Citizenship committees, assisting with the planning and implementation of various firm, philanthropic endeavors, serving as the volunteer event coordinator of a series of projects between the Louisville firm and its touchstone charity

• Worked in a variety of different roles and functions within the University of Louisville's Office of Diversity and Equity: Women's Center (gender equity), Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice (racial equity and sociocultural justice) and the Cardinal Covenant office (social mobility)
• Coached and mentored a cohort of seven Cardinal Covenant students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, providing 1:1 office hour meetings, accountability call support, regular weekly emails with resources and program development. 100% of cohort members graduated college
• Helped with the recruitment process and onboarding of underrepresented students to the Muhammad Ali Institute's, Ali Scholars program; assisted with the institute's research and communication needs
• Oversaw the organization of 4 large conferences; developed and organized the university's first International Women's Day Cultural Awareness Event, helping with outreach efforts that exponentially increased attendance from Y1 to Y2
• Co-Chaired the College Women's Leadership Conference which brought in 100 women from across Kentucky and Southern Indiana for a three day educational and professional development event