Leadership in Changing Times: Natalie Thigpen, 04.14.2022

The Integrated Marketing & Communications Department presents the illuminating new series Leadership in Changing Times with host Tariq Khan, NYU SPS Adjunct Assistant Professor and the founder and CEO of Global Diversity Marketing.
Leadership in Changing Times calls for leaders to understand the changing role of women in the workforce, and to appreciate and embrace them as business leaders on their own terms. Women struggle to advance up the leadership ladder and they can find themselves at a competitive disadvantage when the definition of leadership is too narrow or tied to traditional ideas of what leadership looks like. In this webinar, we are delighted to have Natalie M. Thigpen, Senior Vice President, Employee Experience, Culture & DEI at Summit Health | CityMD, for our open discussion on the changing face and gender of our future leaders.
About Natalie M. Thigpen
Natalie M. Thigpen’s career includes leadership and executive roles in several industries in the public and private sectors. During times of rapid growth and uncertainty, Natalie has excelled at building strong teams to harness change and create solutions that drive volume, build brand reputation and value. She has exceptional management skills and a leadership style that’s highly effective, collaborative and strategic. When 2020 ushered in a racial and social justice reawakening, Natalie was tapped to bring her leadership and communications skills to the critically important and timely work of leading the newly created Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Department at Summit Health | CityMD. In 2022, Natalie was appointed Senior Vice President for Employee Experience, Culture and DEI at the company.
About Tariq Khan
Tariq Khan is a global sought-after keynote speaker and a recognized business leader who brings the combination of corporate and professional leadership experience along with academic learning. His expertise includes thought leadership, innovative marketing strategy, cultural transformation and the diversity and inclusion arena. He has had a distinguished twenty-year corporate career and has held senior leadership roles for major global Fortune companies, including ING, Nationwide, and MetLife. In his last corporate job, Tariq was Senior Vice President and Head of Market Development for ING.
In 2010, Tariq founded his company, Global Diversity Marketing (GDM) in New York. GDM is a leading management consulting firm that has helped global Fortune companies and coached C-Suites leaders to adapt and thrive in the changing environment. Tariq has equally impressive contributions in the nonprofit world. He serves on the board of directors/advisors for the APIA Scholars; the Asian Pacific Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS); and Ascend, which is the largest Asian American professional network, and president of OPEN Tri-State. He is also the chairman of the board of trustees at the Stratford University in Alexandria, Virginia.
Tariq especially enjoys his role as adjunct professor of marketing and leadership at New York University’s SPS graduate school. Tariq has been a faculty member at NYU since 2005. Tariq earned a bachelor’s degree in international marketing and advertising from Baruch College, New York; an MBA in marketing and management from St. John’s University, New York; and an Executive Management Certification from Babson College, Massachusetts.
Tariq has spoken at major events around the world and shared stages with global CEOs, critical thinkers, and U.S. Presidents.
This event is presented by NYU School of Professional Studies, Department of Integrated Marketing and Communications.