DE+I EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
TAMIKA JEAN-BAPTISTE
Tamika Jean-BaptisteĂs business expertise and deep experience in diversity, inclusion and belonging (DI&B) enable her to speak honestly and expertly on best practices for addressing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. She is responsible for developing, operationalizing, and evaluating the execution of DEI strategies and initiatives at Amgen and is dedicated to ensuring the workforce reËśects the globally diverse communities served. Jean-Baptiste is deeply committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace culture of belonging and facilitating equitable and sustainable change that drives business and social impact. She brings authenticity, credibility as a successful business leader, and a bias for action that creates transformational change. During her more than 20 years at Amgen, Jean-Baptiste has held various roles, and prior to her appointment as chief diversity ofĂżcer, she earned a reputation as a change agent for diversity, inclusion and belonging by challenging the status quo throughout her career. She has served the global co-chair for the Amgen Black Employee Network and was an integral part of the leadership team that launched Amgen’s Women Empowered to be Exceptional (WE2), the Ăżrst Ăżeld-based Employee Resource Group (ERG) that is now a sustainable model for other Amgen Ăżeld-based ERGs. Beyond ERGs, Jean-Baptiste has been instrumental in creating greater awareness and engagement through training, education and transparency. Nearly 100% of Amgen’s global staff has completed unconscious bias training, and additional resources are available online for continued education. Amgen also launched annual DEI goals and released its Ăżrst Work-force Diversity Report in 2021, making public the company’s progress toward its DEI talent recruitment, retention and promotion goals. As part of the latter objective, Jean-Baptiste helped lead Amgen’s involvement in OneTen, a coalition of companies aimed at hiring one million Black Americans without a four-year degree into family-sustaining careers.