Fisher is responsible for advancing Aramark’s global workforce of more than 200,000 people by designing and measuring enterprise business strategies related to our hospitality culture of serving all. An adviser to the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team, responsible for executing Aramark’s workforce, workplace, and marketplace strategic priorities, administration of employee resource groups and people engagement champions consisting of nearly 5,000 employees globally, inclusive professional development initiatives, external partnerships, and business growth.
Over twenty years of experience in civil and human rights, diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy and business alignment, leadership development and training, community and stakeholder engagement, anti-discrimination legislation and EEO policy, consent decree compliance, alternative dispute resolution, and access to capital for underserved businesses.
An attorney by training, Fisher came to Aramark in 2021, bringing decades of cross-sectoral experience, including as the inclusion leader at DLA Piper, Johns Hopkins University, and the City of New York. He also served as Vice President of Diversity Initiatives and Employment Analysis for Walmart, and as Executive Director of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition’s Wall Street Project.
Fisher is a native of Louisiana who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Louisiana State University, a JD from Ohio Northern University, and a labor mediation certification from Cornell University.
Ranked as one of the top practitioners in the country, he has received numerous awards, including the Founders Award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, the Trailblazer Award from the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and the Multicultural Leadership Award from the National Diversity Council. Fisher serves as a member of the corporate advisory council for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, board member of the Urban League of Greater Philadelphia, a member of the Innovator’s Council of the Conference Board, past advisor to Seramount’s Multicultural Women’s Conference, past member of GLSEN’s national leadership council, and an active member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Russell Shaffer is Executive Vice President, Strategy & Programs, at Disability:IN, where he oversees the organization’s strategic plan, performance measurement, and signature programs such as the Disability Equality Index and NextGen Leadership. Before joining Disability:IN in 2022, he held senior roles at Walmart Inc., including Senior Director of Global Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Senior Manager of Constituent Relations for disability and aging strategies. He has also worked in advertising, communications, and journalism, and has served on boards including the American Foundation for the Blind, where he was Chair and received the Stephen Garff Marriott Award. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at age 10, Russell draws on his lived experience with blindness to inform his commitment to advancing disability inclusion.
Joe Infantino is Senior Director of Research at Seramount, part of EAB. In this role, he supports Chief Human Resource Officers with their most pressing issues through stakeholder education, as well as decision and implementation support. Before joining Seramount, Joe oversaw EAB’s research on enrollment growth strategy for higher education. Over 10+ years, he led research initiatives on various topics, including strategic planning, athletics, and maturity modeling.
Joe has a degree from Syracuse University. He is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Mike Colucci is a Senior Director at Seramount, focused on employee voice and engagement solutions. He works closely with organizations to uncover what employees need to thrive—and helps turn that feedback into action. Before joining Seramount, Mike spent a decade helping to build an enterprise learning and development company that used wearables and immersive technology. There, he led the largest deployment of immersive technology in history, supporting the training of over one million associates for a single partner company. Mike holds an MBA from Virginia Tech and lives in Bergen County, New Jersey, with his wife, children, and their dog, Henry.
Stephanie Rose is Vice-President Client Relations at Bright Horizons Family Solutions, responsible for leading the EdAssist Client Relations Team including working with our largest and complex clients, as well as the largest Health Systems. Stephanie has been with Bright Horizons since 2006 with the acquisition of College Coach and has a background in caregiving supports as well as educational assistance with more than twenty-five years of client relations experience.
In her role as Vice-President of Client Relations, she has had the pleasure of strategically supporting the largest health systems and corporate accounts as they invest in their adult learners while offering caregiving supports and career pathways. Prior to leading the EdAssist Client Relations Team, Stephanie oversaw the Enterprise Client Services team at Bright Horizons working with such clients as Boeing, Disney, McDonalds and other Fortune 500 organizations. Stephanie brings extensive experience strategically managing highly complex organizations and fulfilling their strategic goals. Through her work with hundreds of BH client organizations, she gained a true appreciation for the impact of Bright Horizons on employees and their families.
Stephanie holds her undergraduate and graduate degree from Northeastern University. She is also the proud mother of her two adult children who both utilized our Bright Horizons centers and our College Coach benefit.
Nikki is a skilled trial lawyer who focuses on complex employment disputes, including nationwide class actions and multi-plaintiff discrimination lawsuits.
She is Managing Partner of the Kansas City office and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and Strategic Growth Committee.
Nikki represents regional and national employers, ranging from small businesses to international companies. They operate across numerous sectors, including retail, manufacturing, customer service, transportation, government contractors, sports teams and insurance carriers. She has also served as trial monitoring counsel for insurance carriers, providing real-time updates and evaluations as the trial unfolds.
Grace Licsko is a Research Analyst at Seramount, where she works closely with CHROs to address their most pressing workforce challenges through research-driven insights and strategic content. She joined Seramount after serving as a research analyst at EAB, where she built a strong foundation in qualitative and quantitative research, data analysis, writing, and partner engagement.
Grace is currently pursuing her M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Baruch College. Her interests include building equitable workplace cultures and applying evidence-based practices to develop high-impact leaders. She holds a B.A. in Economics with a minor in General Business from the University of Maryland and also studied at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) in Copenhagen.
Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Grace now lives in New York City, where in her free time she enjoys going to live music events, practicing yoga, and spending time with friends and family.