Kristen Harris

VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND

INCLUSION,

HALLMARK CARDS, INC.

Kristen Harris has more than 15 years of leadership experience at Hallmark Cards, Inc. building business partnerships across customers and within the community. She has spent her career developing highly effective teams, leading through business transformation, creating strategies to promote accountability, and driving engagement through culture change initiatives. She has worked in various supply chain roles driving strategy for procurement, manufacturing, and distribution as well as leading retail operations for leading customers in the sales division. Kristen is currently leading enterprise-wide diversity and inclusion strategies for the Hallmark and Crayola brands – Advancing DEI initiatives within the specific areas of talent acquisition, professional development, product development, marketing, as well as community involvement and advocacy.

Some of her professional affiliations include the National Retail Federation DEI Board, Sustainable Brands, World 50 impact platform for executives and NextUp (formerly Network of Executive Women). Outside of work, her passion has always been in community advocacy and volunteerism. She currently serves on the executive committee of the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City as well as the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and volunteers with multiple organizations across the city supporting equity in education, health, and accessible housing services.