Jorge Quezada

Jorge Quezada is a well-rounded professional with a solid background in various domains, including leadership, human resources, diversity and inclusion, and project management.

With a specialization in NeuroLeadership Institute - Results Based Coach and Kolbe Concept - Certified Consultant, Jorge brings a unique coaching and consulting expertise to his role.

His leadership skills encompass a wide range of areas such as human resources, diversity and inclusion, success coaching, project management, strategic planning, operations management, change management strategy, talent management strategy, business strategy, management consulting, culture change, product development, multicultural marketing, and sales.

In the realm of human resources, Jorge excels in talent acquisition, talent management, employee training, resource management, organizational design, performance management, succession planning, team building, employee relations, and workforce planning.

Diversity and inclusion are a key focus for Jorge, where he demonstrates proficiency in education, workshop facilitation, supplier diversity, employee engagement, employee retention, talent pipeline development, unconscious bias, intercultural development inventory (IDI), coaching, mentoring, sponsoring, uniqueness and belonging, employee resource group management, inclusive leadership, and cultural competency.

As a seasoned project manager, Jorge is adept in project, program, and portfolio management, operations management, and process improvement, including expertise in Six Sigma methodologies.

Jorge's educational background includes an MBA in Marketing/Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a B.A. in Political Science from Whittier College.

He has held various significant positions in esteemed organizations, notably serving as the Vice President of People & Culture at Granite Construction, Podcast Host at Construction DEI Talks, Vice President of Inclusive Diversity at Granite Construction, Senior Director of Leadership Development - Diversity & Inclusion at Northwestern Mutual, Chief Diversity Officer at Kraft Foods Group, Director of Inclusive Diversity at Allstate Insurance, Director of Claims Compliance at Allstate Insurance, Product Operations Director at Encompass Insurance, Director of Product Operations Project Management at Allstate, Senior Manager at Allstate, Product Manager at Allstate, Market Claim Manager at Allstate Insurance, and Market Sales Manager at Allstate Insurance, as well as having worked as a Human Resources Recruiter at Allstate Insurance.