Carin Taylor is a highly sought-after speaker on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and leadership. As the Chief Diversity Officer at Workday, she has a global responsibility for the development and execution of Workday's inclusion and diversity strategy. 

As a successful Senior Leader in Diversity and Inclusion, Carin offers extensive expertise in strategy, high-impact program development and cross-functional team leadership. Through her experiences in creating, planning, and executing strategic programs, she captures ways to drive innovation, engagement, attracting top talent, and retention. 

Prior to joining Workday, Carin served at the Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Innovation at Genentech where she was responsible for strategic initiatives including executive coaching, building and leading highly effective teams, and increasing employee engagement. She was also responsible for creating strategies to successfully recruit, develop and retain diverse workforces as well as enabling large organizations to leverage diversity and inclusion to drive innovation. Before Genentech, Carin held various positions in human resources, inclusion and diversity, finance, and customer service at Cisco Systems. Additionally, Carin is an advisor for RISEQUITY and a Board Member and Coach for Santa Clara PAL (Police Activities League).