76 - Merary Soto-Saunders (Global Head of DEI, CVC Partners) on impacting DEI for 500k people
The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR - A podcast by The Modern People Leader
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Merary Soto-Saunders, Global Head of DEI at CVC Partners, joined us on The Modern People Leader. She shared her advice to first-time HR leaders, CVC’s process for setting DEI goals, and how she’s able to impact DEI for over 500k people in her role. Timestamps: (6:32) Merary’s journey from investment banking to DEI work (10:50) Working in different countries has shaped her perspective as an HR leader (16:23) How CEOs view HR in other countries versus the US (19:40) Why HR & DEI should be separate (21:43) The 3 components of her role: internal DEI, DEI partner for portfolio companies, and external DEI brand (26:10) Process for setting DEI goals (31:18) DEI Dashboards (33:08) The 4 pillars of DEI at CVC (35:20) Having the ability to impact DEI for 500k people (45:23) DEI/HR Think Tank (57:17) Merary's definition of a Modern People Leader Subscribe to the MPL Weekly Digest: https://forms.gle/qdt6YaWULfoEHb6n8 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-modern-people-leader