Insurance Conversations in Black and White: Deidre and Soraya Wright

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Our first guest in today’s episode Soraya Wright, is a Risk Management Executive with over 30 years of experience managing complex risks for global businesses. She leverages her experience to identify and evaluate enterprise risks and determine appropriate mitigation and risk finance strategies to protect an organization’s earnings and reputation. Soraya is Founder o f SMW Risk Management Consulting LLC. Her previous executive positions include VP- Global Risk Management & Crisis Management at The Clorox Company, where she was responsible for leading the company’s enterprise risk management program, global insurance strategy, crisis management and business continuity for worldwide operations; President-Board of Directors of the company’s captive insurance subsidiary, which she formed; and, VP- Enterprise Risk Management at Target, where she was recruited to launch the strategy and centralized oversight of the company’s post-breach enterprise risk management program. In each role, Soraya advised C-Level executives on smart risk taking and presented her findings to the Board of Directors.

Soraya is a champion for diversity and inclusion, leveraging her influence to develop strategies, change policies, establish protocols and implement practices that enable organizations to drive success through diversity and inclusion efforts. Soraya served on the Diversity Advisory Board at Clorox, Co-led an African American Employee Resource Group (ERG) and served on a Women’s ERG Leadership Team. She currently serves on the Risk & Insurance Management Society’s (RIMS) Diversity and Inclusion Council and is sought out as a key-note speaker on diversity matters.

Soraya received her BA in Business Administration & Economics from Holy Names University. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC). In December 2015, Soraya was named by Business Insurance as a “Woman to Watch.”

Deidre Wright is the CEO of Strategic Stories, she is a Diversity & Inclusion Award Winner and Board Advisor for Juniper Labs. She's a frequent public speaker; including at events with Barack Obama and Colin Powell. Deidre's been featured in Essence.com, Savoy Magazine and viral LinkedIn posts with over 77,000 views.  

She provides personal branding consulting to underrepresented professionals to turn them into industry celebrities. Her insurance industry experience includes previously leading Business Insurance’s Diversity & Inclusion Institute as Director of Engagement & Marketing; where she developed strategies, partnerships & Public Relations in order to collaboratively promote diversity & inclusion. Her brokerage experience includes managing complex accounts for Marsh’s San Francisco Global Risk Management and Aon’s Atlanta National Casualty divisions. 

Deidre has served as Co-Chair of San Francisco's Dive In Fest, NAAIA’s Emerging Leaders Committee; and as a member of RIMS Rising Risk Professionals Board.

Connect with Saroya Wright:

Soraya M. Wright

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

[email protected]

www.smwrisk.com

Sorayawright.com 

510-499-3886

www.linkedin.com/in/sorayamwright 

Twitter:

@MsRoyaW

Instagram:

@msroyaw

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/soraya.wright

Connect with Diedre Wright:

Founder of Strategic Stories LLC 

(415) 669-4910

[email protected]

www.linkedin.com/in/deidrewright 

Twitter:

@deidrewrite

Instagram:

@deidrewrite

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/deidrewrite/  

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