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My work has taken me inside San Quentin prison, and to deepest Afghanistan. My path to writing has been circuitous. I’ve worked for a senator and a biotech start-up, made ads for Nike, and helped launch women’s sportswear retailer Lucy.com. I went to Stanford and got an MBA. I’ve lived in Kenya, and the Haight. I love the Sawtooth Mountains, Neil Young, my 5am running club, and climbing mountains. I wish I could play guitar and sing, but I have no talent. I’m a wannabe “rancher.” Check out www.idahorocky.com

My work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle ELLE, Marie Claire, MORE Magazine, O the Oprah Magazine, California Sunday Magazine, Sunset, ESPN. My first book Girls Who Run the World is due out in October with Random House Delacorte.

Josetta Jones is Chevron’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, a role she assumed in February 2021. Josetta leads the Diversity, Inclusion, and Ombuds function and oversees strategic D&I partnerships with professional and business associations.

Prior to this role, Josetta was Managing Counsel, Intellectual Property, where she was responsible for the Intellectual Property Law Group, comprised of trademark attorneys, patent attorneys, patent agents, legal analysts, and legal assistants who procure and protect Chevron’s intellectual property.

Josetta joined Chevron in 2002 as a patent attorney in the Intellectual Property Law Group, supporting Oronite. Before joining Chevron, Josetta was as an environmental engineer for a petrochemical company in Channelview, Texas and was a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), examining patent applications for methods of making semiconductor devices.

From 2008-2014, Josetta served as Chair of Chevron’s Law Function Diversity Council focused on promoting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession both inside and outside of Chevron. She has served as a role model volunteer with Techbridge Girls since 2003 and was a member of Techbridge Girls’ California Advisory Board.

Josetta was named Best Bay Area Counsel – Diversity Champion, by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times. She also received the Diversity Champion Award from the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Club’s Diversity Committee.

Josetta received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University; a Juris Doctor degree from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law; and a Master of Laws in Patent and Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University.

When she’s away from work, Josetta likes to read, travel, listen to old school rap and hip-hop, bake, and spend time with her family and friends.

Creative designer and vision behind the Pals brand. Spreading the message to future leaders (kids!) that we don't have to match to be friends. Launched with $600, sold over 400k pairs, sold in 800+ boutiques worldwide, been featured on Forbes, Good Morning America, Romper, The Bump, Parents Mag and in the new book "Girls Who Run the World" by Diana Kapp.

I got accepted into Georgia Tech in 2007 and remember debating between majors: Economics, Biology and Industrial Engineering. After taking a few major specific courses and interning at various companies – Colgate Palmolive, UPS and The Home Depot, I decided that Industrial Engineering would best suit my strengths and interests. It was during these internships, I realized how much the world is impacted by supply chain and how the smallest deviation in data can lead to a host of issues downstream. I also loved the idea that changes I influenced could be seen firsthand in stores but a few months later, which was pretty rewarding.

I ended up joining the analytics practice at Kearney in 2012 and at the onset, tried to expose myself to as many different project topics as possible. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t also excited about all the travel – one month I was working in the lush green mountains of Vermont and the other I was traveling to the hustle and bustle of London! On one particular project, my team was tasked to save $25 million in packaging costs by streamlining the supply chain of a global coffee retailer. Over the next four months, I spoke to everyone from manufacturing plant leads to c-level executives to identify and validate opportunities. My team surpassed savings targets but also changed the way the procurement team viewed its practice and reduced packaging waste by 15 percent. I have since worked on many sustainability-driven projects, with the aim of achieving a “win-win” for my clients: generating cost savings while positively contributing to their sustainability agenda.

In 2015, I went back to school, this time for my MBA + Masters in Supply Chain Management (from IE Business School and MIT, respectively.) Since graduating and doing an internship with L’Oréal, I dove back into the world of consulting and have taken a leadership role in one of our newest offerings: PERLab, Kearney’s premiere design and innovation lab.

Lacey received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. She joined the Benicia Refinery in 2002 as an Associate Process Engineer in the Project Design Group. In 2004, she was promoted to Process Engineer and transferred to Process Engineering as the contact engineer for the Utilities/Oil Movements and then Alkylation/Dimersol/NRU units. She also supported the design and startup of the ULSD project.

In 2007, Lacey was promoted to Sr. Process Engineer and transferred to the Planning and Economics group. In March 2010, she was promoted to Unit Team Leader – HCU/H2U. In July 2011, she became Complex 5 - Staff Operations Engineer and in 2012, she was promoted to Complex Manager – Complex 5. In May 2015, she transferred to Technical Services as Process Engineering Manager and in August 2018, she transferred to HSE becoming Refinery Safety Manager. In March 2019, she transferred to Planning & Economics in her current role as Manager Refinery Optimization.

Lacey currently leads the Supervisor Safety Forum. She has served as Vice-President and President of our Valero Volunteer Council, 2020 United Way Campaign Chair, and enjoys volunteering at the Contra Costa Food Bank.