Sandra Sims-Williams joined Nielsen in 2020 and serves as Business Inclusion, Impact & Belonging Officer leading Nielsen’s Business Inclusion, Impact & Belonging (BIIB) strategy and team.

Sandra ist eine transformative Führungspersönlichkeit mit über 30 Jahren Erfahrung in der Verknüpfung von BIIB-Strategien mit Unternehmensinitiativen. Mit einem Hintergrund in Beratung und Talentmanagement, gepaart mit einer Leidenschaft für das Engagement und die Fairness von Talenten, war für Sandra eine Karriere als Verfechterin von geschäftlicher Inklusion, Wirkung und Zugehörigkeit schon immer eine natürliche Ergänzung. Bevor sie zu Nielsen kam, arbeitete Sandra 14 Jahre lang für verschiedene Agenturen der Publicis Groupe, wo sie schließlich Geschichte schrieb, indem sie der erste Chief Diversity Officer der Publicis Groupe wurde.

As Chief Business Inclusion, Impact & Belonging Office of Nielsen, Sandra advocates for the success of all talent while overseeing and championing inclusive and equitable practices, the activation of leadership development programs, the support of a global business resource group network, the furthering of our business diversity commitments, the pursuit of thought leadership and all with a sensitivity to making quantifiable impact. A firm believer in both qualitative and quantitative levers to help drive positive change, Sandra is a high touch leader who believes in and considers herself to be a “servant” leader.

Throughout her career, Sandra has been bestowed with many accolades and awards from across the advertising and media industries and the business community at large. Some of these include being named to the Black Enterprise Top Corporate Executives list, SAVOY Magazine’s Most Influential Women in Corporate America list with added recognitions from Adweek & ADCOLOR. Sandra is also a member of The Advertising Industry’s Diversity Steering Committee and serves on the boards of the Advertising Club of New York and ColorComm. In her spare time, Sandra has also founded Sandra’s Sister Circle which advocates for the advancement of young women of color.

Sandra hat einen Bachelor of Arts von Rutgers, der State University of New Jersey, und einen Master of Arts vom Hunter College in New York.