Jenny Champlin is an innovative DEI strategist with over 20 years of extensive experience in employment law, litigation, HR and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging. She currently serves as the Global Culture & Inclusion Executive at GE Vernova leading the global culture & inclusion strategy for 75,000 employees worldwide. Ms. Champlin previously led a DEI innovation capability at Edward Jones, a US-based financial services firm with over 40,000 financial advisors and branch team support members. Prior to this role, Jenny was an Associate General Counsel on the employment legal team at Edward Jones where she served as the primary legal partner helping to solve business problems, support associates and mitigate employment-related risk. Before Edward Jones, Jenny spent nearly 10 years at Walmart Stores, Inc. in Bentonville, AR serving in a variety of legal and HR roles. Just prior to leaving Walmart, Jenny was an HR Director supporting Walmart's Merchandising & Health & Wellness businesses leading a team of 12 associates and serving over 600 home office associates and 85,000 pharmacists, optometrists, pharmacy technicians and opticians. Jenny is a Past President of the National Association of Women Lawyers and continues to serve on NAWL's Leadership Advisory Council as well as on NAWL committees. Ms. Champlin is based in St. Louis, MO where she lives with her husband of 25 years, their two teenagers and two rescue pups. When not on the sidelines cheering loudly for her children at their various events, Ms. Champlin is either rooting for her beloved Red Sox or finding interesting books to read to finish her yearly 52 book challenge.