Rosanna Durruthy

When Rosanna Durruthy began her career as a diversity leader for large corporations, “diversity didn’t exist,” she tells GO. “But I’ve been fortunate to be a good listener, a problem solver, and someone who believes people hold great talents deep within—we just have to unlock the hidden potential.” Durruthy became an influential mind in the diversity and inclusion space, bringing broad, cross functional, human resources leadership experience in attracting and developing high performing talent. She has been the diversity leader at companies like Cigna, Vivendi Universal (Seagram), and Merrill Lynch. Now at LinkedIn, her focus is “empowering all employees, members and customers to realize their full potential” by “foster[ing] spaces to welcome, appreciate and value ourselves, and others.” Durruthy is part of building a strong culture that creates a sense of belonging for everyone. “It’s truly awesome,” she says, “opening the doors for people to be better versions of themselves and helping people see the possibility of their greatness through what they accomplish with others.” Durruthy expands on this outside of her job; she’s also served as a member of the HRC Business Advisory Council as well as on the Board of Lambda Legal. Additionally, she is an angel investor and an advisor to startups such as Viridis Learning, Emmy-nominated Encantos Media, and Strive. She applies the same high standards to all the arenas she touches. “The path to equality challenges us to be strong, courageous, and loving,” she says. —JDG