NAB Names Chief Diversity Officer
• NAB President & CEO Gordon Smith announced that Michelle Duke will assume the role of Chief Diversity Officer, effective July 1. In this newly created position, Ms. Duke “will spearhead NAB’s internal efforts to further equity and inclusion at all levels of the organization and elevate NAB’s external role as a resource to NAB member companies in their efforts to increase and promote industry diversity.”
Duke will also continue in her current role as President of the NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF), “where she focuses on delivering the Foundation’s mission of providing broadcast training programs that help recruit and strengthen the industry’s human capital, as well as initiatives in support of community service, diversity and philanthropy.”
“NAB is committed to fostering a strong and diverse workforce within our organization and throughout the broadcast industry, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have Michelle lead the charge,” said Smith. “We appreciate Michelle taking on this important new role as we focus additional resources on advancing diversity and inclusion.”
Early in her career, Duke worked as a reporter for the Nashville Banner and later moved to the Newspaper Association of America as Director of Leadership Programs. Duke joined NAB in 2005 as Director of Diversity and Development and was promoted to VP of Diversity in 2009. The following year Duke was named VP of the NAB Education Foundation (renamed NABLF in 2019) and was elevated to President in 2019, overseeing the Foundation’s day-to-day operations as well as developing and managing industry programs in diversity and leadership.
