January 14 -15, 2020     l     New Orleans Marriott     l     555 Canal Street

Meet Your Speaker

Ashlee Davis is the Global Lead for External Affairs within the Global Inclusion & Diversity team at Cargill.  In this role she is responsible for developing strategies that position Cargill as a global leader in Inclusion & Diversity ensuring that Cargill's external brand across more than 70 countries is one consistent with being an employer of choice" for diverse populations. 

Prior to Cargill, Ms. Davis served for 6 years in the Obama Administration both within the White House and as a Presidential Political Appointee at the U.S. Department of Agriculture where her roles included White House Liaison and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. In 2014 she was recognized as 100 Black LGBTQ Emerging Leaders to Watch and has served as a law clerk at University Legal Services of Washington D.C. 

Ms. Davis holds a B.A. in Politics & Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh and Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law.  She is a native of Nashville, TN.