Multicultural Women’s National Conference 2023

Megan A. Carpenter is a corporate communications and executive engagement professional focused on leveraging thought leadership and storytelling to drive meaningful, sustainable change in organizations around the world.

In her current role as Microsoft’s Chief of Staff and Senior Director, D&I Communications and Executive Engagement, Megan leads the team responsible for the company’s diversity and inclusion positioning, narrative, messaging, storytelling, employee forums, event activations and executive D&I engagement portfolio. She works with a team of communicators, storytellers and leadership development professionals who give voice to the complex conversation around diversity and inclusion for more than 200,000 employees globally.

Megan received her undergraduate degree in rhetoric from The University of California at Berkeley, a graduate degree in public relations from The S.I. Newhouse School of Communications, and recently an additional graduate degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.

Elaine Welteroth is an award-winning journalist, TV host, and author of the instant New York Times bestselling book “More Than Enough,” which won the 2020 NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work. At age 29, she was named the youngest editor-in-chief in Condè Nast’s history where under her leadership Teen Vogue evolved into a platform that elevates marginalized voices and amplifies political discourse. After spending more than a decade climbing the ranks of magazine journalism, Elaine can now

be seen on television weekly doling out fashion industry advice as a judge on Bravo’s new “Project Runway.” Her MasterClass on redesigning your career debuted in 2021 and has helped thousands navigate career transitions. Now, her popular new advice column “Ask Elaine” appears in The Washington Post, exploring how to navigate pivots in life with more ease and less angst. In addition to The Washington Post, her writing appears in the New York Times, British Vogue and Time. She is a new mom living with her husband between L.A. and N.Y.C.