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As Vice President of Diversity & Workplace Effectiveness at Marriott International, Inc., Washington, DC, Mrs. Klein guides the strategic formation, planning, development, implementation, and management of corporate-wide diversity and work-life initiatives for Marriott. In 1999, she initiated Marriott's Women's Leadership Initiative with a focus on the development and retention of minority and women talent. She is also a nationally known authority on work/life issues and has been the catalyst for many employer-based collaborative projects addressing the complex needs of the lower-income worker. Currently, Mrs. Klein is leading breakthrough work to launch Corporate Voices for Working Families, a coalition focused on organizing the voices of the private sector. Corporate Voices for Working Families will convene, communicate and educate policy makers around policy support needed for working families.
At a national level, Mrs. Klein is Chair of The Conference Board's WorkLife Leadership Council, a member of The Conference Board's Diversity Council, and a member of Boston College's Work and Family Roundtable. She is also a founder and current Co-chair of The Employer Group, a partnership of employers engaged in identifying quality of life solutions for hourly workers. She is a frequent speaker at local and national business conferences and spoke at the Ten Downing Street Summit on Women in the New Economy.
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