Rachel Cheeks-Givan is the Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion for PepsiCo. Her focus is on driving the diversity initiatives for the corporation in support of PepsiCo’s vision tied to Performance with Purpose (Human, Talent and Environmental Sustainability).

She leads PepsiCo’s global Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, overseas the development of our inlcusion capabilites and the strategy for our employee engagement including the Employee Resource Groups, Women of Color Multicultural Alliance, and Global Women’s Council across PepsiCo. She is an active member of PepsiCo’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Governance Council.

She also serves on the Hidden Brain Drain Taskforce, the Board for Working Mother Media, ASCENT Mastering Management Leadership Program and most recently the board of the YWCA of Westchester.

Rachel holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor’s degree from Baruch College. She is a Certified Public Accountant.