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Miguel Joey Aviles
Chief of Diversity and Inclusion — U.S. Coast Guard
Miguel Joey Aviles is recognized as one of the Top 100 Executive Leaders by Diversity MBA Magazine. Aviles is the first civilian in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard to become the Chief of Diversity and Inclusion. A motivational D&I Influencer, he inspires leaders of leaders to believe and act in the power of belonging, inclusion, equity, and diversity. As a TEDx speaker and author of the e-book “Hispanics 101: How to Recruit, Manage and Grow your Hispanic Workforce,” Aviles leverages his talent as a storyteller to bridge the gap between the hearts and minds in charge of leading policy development, management, planning, coordination and execution of the Coast Guard’s service-wide Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) programs. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and Telemundo.
Miguel is an award-winning D&I Thought Leader with over a decade of experience at the Department of Defense, the Department of Interior and the Department of Homeland Security. He has led keynotes and workshops at the Change Management Conference, the Human Capital Institute, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Talent Management and D&I Conferences, NGA and Deloitte Chief Human Capital Officers Summit, Hacking HR Forum, Fortune 500 companies, and other global organizations. Additionally, Miguel is the creator of the keynotes Inclusive HEROES: Creating a Culture of Belonging, How to Become a Change-Maker in Today’s World.