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 é uma líder transformacional com mais de 30 anos de experiência na vinculação de estratégias do BIIB a iniciativas corporativas. Com formação em aconselhamento e gestão de talentos, aliada a uma paixão pelo engajamento de talentos e pela equidade, Sandra sempre viu uma carreira que defendesse a inclusão, o impacto e o pertencimento nos negócios como uma opção natural. Antes de ingressar na Nielsen, Sandra passou 14 anos trabalhando em várias agências do Publicis Groupe, onde acabou fazendo história ao se tornar a primeira Diretora de Diversidade do Publicis Groupe.

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 é bacharel em artes pela Rutgers, a Universidade Estadual de Nova Jersey, e mestre em artes pela Hunter College, em Nova York.