In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Cristina Jones, Chief People and Equity Officer at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in New York City (The LGBT Center). She provides thought leadership, oversight and direction to the overall provision of people and HR services and partners with leaders to develop and implement strategic initiatives that drive and support a highly engaged and performing organizational culture centered in equity and justice. Tune in to learn Cristina thoughts on the current state of the industry, leading with an equity and justice centered lens, changing the dynamics of HR, and more!

Cristina (she/her) is currently the Chief People and Equity Officer at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in New York City. She provides thought leadership, oversight and direction to the overall provision of people and HR services and partners with leaders across the organization to develop and implement strategic initiatives that drive and support a highly engaged and performing organizational culture centered in equity and justice. She brings a people-centered approach to all aspects of talent strategy and applies an equity lens, actively working to bring underrepresented voices to the table. Cristina started her career in the education space working for SCORE! Learning and The After-School Corporation, which provide after-school services to elementary and middle school children. After getting her MBA, Cristina joined a single-sex charter school network and developed and implemented finance, operations, and human resource strategies for a fast growing network of charter schools. Cristina went on to work as an independent consultant focused on helping schools, nonprofits and small businesses with human resources, talent management and organizational development best practices. Prior to The Center, she served as the Senior Director of Human Resources for The Fortune Society, a criminal justice nonprofit that supports successful reentry from incarceration and promotes alternatives to incarceration. Cristina received her BA from Stanford University and MBA from Columbia University. In her free time, she is focused on her family and is the proud mom of two young girls.