Magda Yrizarry is vice president - Workplace Culture, Diversity and Compliance in Corporate Human Resources for Verizon. She is responsible for strategic HR issues and policies relating to diversity, ethics and workplace programs. Prior to her current assignment, Ms. Yrizarry was executive director - Public Policy and Strategic Alliances for Verizon. She was responsible for Verizon’s key national stakeholder relationships and outreach efforts with multicultural communities, senior citizen and disabled constituencies throughout the United States. Previously, Ms. Yrizarry was director - Operations and National Workforce Development Programs for Verizon Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm. She was responsible for managing the organization’s $75 million budget and overseeing a workforce development portfolio that included scholarship programs, diversity initiatives and economic development projects. Before that, Ms. Yrizarry directed community affairs efforts for Verizon in New York City. Ms. Yrizarry joined Verizon in 1990 as manager-Educational Relations, overseeing corporate responsibility and educational initiatives, as well as volunteer programs like the New York State Mentoring Program, School-Based Management and Junior Achievement. Ms. Yrizarry represents Verizon on LULAC’s National Education Service Centers Board and the Corporate Advisory Board of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility. She is a founding member of 100 Hispanic Women, an alumni of the Hispanic leadership Institute and chairperson of ASPIRA of New York and Executive Board member of the ASPIRA Association. Ms. Yrizarry holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and has completed an executive training program at Harvard University.