Annette Martinez, Retired CHRO at State Farm Keynotes Our Transformational CHRO Assembly!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Annette Martinez, Retired CHRO at State Farm will keynote our Transformational CHRO Assembly on June 27-28th at The Palmer House in Chicago!

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About Annette Martinez

Annette is passionate about diversity and inclusion, and is proud to have worked for a company that truly recognizes, values, and celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences of each person. During her time at State Farm and her role as SVP and CHRO she worked hard to ensure that each employee felt comfortable and free to bring their authentic self to work every day. Annette started her journey working with State Farm from 1988 and progressed through many roles and locations across the country like Senior Vice President with oversight for Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion, Philanthropy, Public Affairs, and Learning & Development. She is on Board of Trustees for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. Annette is the current liaison on the Corporate Advisory Board for UnidosUS and was a founding member of the Women’s Giving initiative (Women Empowered) for St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, IL. She is also prior chair for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society Board of Directors, secretary for OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Board of Directors, and member of the Bloomington John M. Scott Commission. Annette became a National Hispana Leadership Fellow in 2002, was a panel member for the 2009 United States Hispanic Leadership Institute conference, and was featured as one of the top five female executives of 2009 by LATINA Style magazine. She was also recognized as one of the 2010 Hispanic Business Magazine’s top 20 Women of Excellence, one of the 2013 Central Illinois – Top Women in Leadership, as a Black Enterprise Top Executive in Corporate Diversity in 2018, and as NAFE’s 2018 Diversity Champion for Women, Insurance Business America’s Hot 100 in 2020, and awarded the National Diversity Council’s Power 50 Award for 2020.