Mark Crawford

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL PEOPLE & CULTURE AND, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, BP

Mark has practiced labor and employment law exclusively for more than twenty-five (25) years. Over his nearly 20 year career with bp, he has worked in the US and the UK and has provided legal support to BP’s operations in the Americas and across the world. He currently holds multiple senior roles with the company: (i) senior vice president for legal for people and culture (HR), and (ii) senior vice president for diversity and inclusion.

As the svp for legal p&c, Mark leads a global team of attorneys and support staff who provide labor, employment, and employee benefits support to bp’s global operations. The team has responsibility for employment-related litigation, legal support for employee investigations and providing labor and employment legal advice on the full range of labor and employment legal issues, including the management of employee grievances, M&A activity, and employee discipline. In this role, Mark is a member of the leadership team for the legal department and reports directly to the Group General Counsel. He oversees staff in the US, UK, AsPac and continental Europe.

Mark is also the most senior member of bp’s legal department in the US, with responsibility for administrative oversight of the in-country legal function. He regularly provides legal advice to the senior leadership of bp america including the president of BP’s US operations.

Lastly, in his role as svp for diversity, equity and inclusion, Mark leads bp’s global de&i team and is responsible for developing and implementing bp’s de&i strategy across the company. As the head of DEI, Mark reports to the evp for people and culture and is a member of the people and culture leadership team.

Mark previously led the Global Employee Relations and Industrial Relations team in the Human Resources function, where he had responsibility for leading a team of investigators who managed the HR and people-related investigations for bp’s global operations. He also had responsibility for bp’s strategy for managing the company’s relationship with trade unions globally, including the provision of advice and support for union negotations.

Mark is a native of Louisiana. He is a 1991 graduate of Grambling State University with a BA in History and a 1995 graduate of the Southern Univeristy Law Center, where he was inducted into the SULC Hall of Fame in 2015. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Mark resides in Houston with his wife and two sons.

Rhonda Crichlow SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

In October 2016, Rhonda Crichlow was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer for Charter Communications, a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator offering a full range of residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice to more than 31 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. As Charter’s first Chief Diversity Officer and a member of the executive leadership team, Rhonda is responsible for the development and management of Charter’s diversity and inclusion strategy supporting 95,000+ employees. In 2019, Rhonda’s portfolio was expanded to include leadership of Charter’s Community Impact function, which encompasses the company’s strategic philanthropic investments and employee volunteerism initiatives. She also plays a critical role in the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy as a member of the ESG Operating and Executive Committees.

Prior to working with Charter, Rhonda served as a member of the Innovative Medicines Executive Committee for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC), where she was the Vice President and Head, US Diversity & Inclusion, and President of the Novartis US Foundation. Under her leadership, NPC was recognized by DiversityInc as the leading company for Diversity & Inclusion in 2014 and 2015, the only company to achieve this distinction consecutively since the recognition’s inception in 2001. Rhonda joined the company in 2006 as the Executive Director of Philanthropy & Community Development.

Rhonda is an attorney admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and Washington DC. She began her career as a federal judicial law clerk for the Honorable Ronald L. Buckwalter in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

She received her undergraduate degree from The George Washington University, a Master of Public Policy from Duke University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School.

Claudia Curtis

Chief

COUNSEL, EMPLOYMENT AND PRIVACY, BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD)

Claudia Curtis joined Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) in March 2004 as Counsel and now serves as its Chief Counsel, Employment and Privacy, and a member of the Law Group’s Leadership Team. Claudia leads a bicoastal team of employment attorneys and legal professionals in partnering with Human Resources and senior management in the design, strategic direction, implementation and management of employment and labor matters worldwide. In 2019, she assumed responsibility for the Legal Operations arm of the Law Group. In that capacity, she leads the strategy for driving greater efficiencies within the legal department and advises on data and billing management, internships, pro bono partnerships and a wide range of departmental projects. In November 2021, she assumed responsibility for the Privacy Office, managing a global team of legal professionals in guiding BD’s data privacy strategy. For the past three years, Claudia has served as a member of BD’s Crisis Management Team, guiding the Company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also served as a member of BD’s Global Inclusion Council, helping design and champion the Company’s Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (ID&E) initiatives, provide guidance on corporate goals, and lead local ID&E planning within the Law Group.

Prior to joining BD, Claudia worked as an Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP in New York, NY, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP in Stamford, CT and Benetar Bernstein Schair & Stein in New York, NY. Early in her career, she served as Executive Director for a non-profit organization in Harlem, New York where she focused on after-school programming for at risk youth.

Last month, Claudia completed her term of service as National Vice President for Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. Claudia also recently completed seven years of service on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, including two years as Board Chair. Her work with the museum supported the non-profit’s mission to create a place of lifelong learning where people of all ages can embrace science as a way of knowing about themselves, their community, and their world.

Claudia received her JD from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She is currently pursuing an LLM degree in Corporate Compliance at Fordham Law School. A native of Bronx, New York, she now resides in Durham, North Carolina with her husband Rashid, their daughters Kaela, Arielle and Sophia, and their boisterous puppy Leo, with her parents and mother-in law just a few minutes away. In her free time, she enjoys running and loves to travel with her family.