Kiera is responsible for leading and advancing Target’s enterprise-wide DE&I strategy as well as leading our talent and change team and strategy. Kiera Fernandez serves as the senior vice president, talent and change, and chief diversity & inclusion officer. Meet our Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Kiera Fernandez Our DE&I strategy focuses on four areas: creating an inclusive guest experience, having an inclusive work environment, ensuring we have a diverse workforce and leveraging our influence to drive positive impact on society. Target launches and completes first three-year cycle of enterprise goals.Īcross Target, we embrace diversity and strive to give everyone access to the same opportunities.D&I strategy is revamped to align with revision of company purpose.Office of D&I transitions to the human resources team.2015-present: Champion an Inclusive Society.Target invests in external stakeholder engagement initiatives.Office of D&I is located within corporate social responsibility team.Office of D&I operationalizes diversity action committees (DACs), employee resource groups (ERGs), diversity analytics team, and workplace and marketplace initiatives.2009-2013: Strength of Many, Power of One.Diversity and inclusion are defined and integrated into company strategy and beliefs.Target establishes its first Diversity Steering Committee, which becomes the Office of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I).Read more in our history timeline Milestones of our journey Target has a longstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).ĭiversity, equity and inclusion are part of our core values, shape our culture and drive our business, and we’ve been on a journey for more than 16 years to build and refine our DE&I strategy.