National Geographic's Portraits of Power with Susan Goldberg 

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National Geographic's Portraits of Power with Susan Goldberg 

Thursday, February 4

Join us for Inforum’s virtual event where we will hear from Susan Goldberg, National Geographic’s first female editor-in-chief. Susan will share what she learned from the women she interviewed in the book Women: The National Geographic Image Collection and talk about how she's worked to diversify NatGeo's voices. The book features more than 400 pictures of women from more than 50 countries, as well as interviews with an iconic group of activists, luminaries, politicians, and celebrities. Among them: Oprah Winfrey, conservationist Jane Goodall, teen gun control activist Emma González, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Susan will take questions from the audience after her remarks.

This event is free for Inforum members. 

Speaker

Susan Goldberg

Susan Goldberg is editorial director of National Geographic Partners and editor-in-chief of National Geographic. She is the 10th person, and the first female, to lead the magazine, which published its first issue in October 1888. As editorial director, she leads all journalism across platforms, including digital journalism, magazines, podcasts, maps, newsletters, and Instagram. She was named editorial director in October 2015 and editor in chief of National Geographic magazine in April 2014. 

Under her leadership, National Geographic magazine has been honored with five National Magazine Awards, including the top prize for General Excellence in 2019, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2019, and for Explanatory Reporting in 2017. Before National Geographic, Susan was executive editor for federal, state and local government coverage at Bloomberg News. In 2013, she was named by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington’s 11 most influential women in media. She has appeared on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" and "Good Morning America" discussing the magazine. Susan grew up in Ann Arbor and graduated from Michigan State University. She lives in Washington, D.C. To read more about Susan click here.

Moderator

Kim Keaton Williams

Kimberly Keaton Williams is Chief Diversity Officer and vice president of talent acquisition and development at McLaren Health Care. Kim is responsible for the development of programs and practices to develop a diverse and inclusive workplace and support a culturally competent care team. She is the first individual to hold this role at McLaren.

Since joining McLaren in 2018, Kim has worked to develop structure around McLaren’s diversity and inclusion efforts, including the development of the corporation’s Executive Diversity & Inclusion Council. The council consists of 12 senior-level executives and is chaired by Clarence Sevillian, Regional CEO of McLaren’s Northern Region.

Prior to joining McLaren Health Care, Kim served in senior leadership workforce development roles at Tata Technologies and Kelly Services. She holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Michigan State University, a MBA from University of Michigan and she is a Certified Diversity Professional as awarded by the National Diversity Council. Keaton Williams serves on the board of directors of Inforum and The Rhonda Walker Foundation. She and her husband reside in West Bloomfield, Mich., and are the proud parents of two children.

Event Details

Time: Thursday, Feb 4; Noon - 1 p.m.

Registration: Free for Inforum members (registration is required), $20 for nonmembers (guests)

Location: Virtual link will be sent to those who register

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