Joyce Aiko McCulloch is one of the country’s leading experts on strategy, leadership, and
corporate culture transformation. She uses her deep Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and
comprehensive human resources (HR) expertise to develop intentionally inclusive leaders and
create highly engaged workforces. Joyce’s journey to DEI began long before the practice area
was widely recognized. Early in her career as an HR professional with Hilton Hotels, DEI was
simply a part of daily life. Outreach to diverse populations resulted in recruiting top talent. Inclusive
practices brought out the best from teams to delight guests and inspired them to return.

Joyce gained broad industry experience throughout her career in various business areas,
including wireless communications, management consulting, real estate, and energy. She
mastered her leadership and change expertise while working in Big Four and Fortune 500
companies such as Deloitte, Catellus/Prologis, and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E).
Because of her ability to coach with straight talk and compassion, she has been sought to
advise emerging leaders to CEOs.

In her most recent position at PG&E, Joyce led the development of the first company’s first DEI
strategy. She wove DEI best practices into attracting talent, process improvement, leadership
development, and workforce development. Applying inclusive practices, her #ItStartsWithWhy
campaign collected and shared over 275 personal stories from team members on why inclusion
and diversity are important. After growing the DEI impact, Joyce’s influence expanded to lead
Performance Management, Succession Management, and Executive Development.

Advancing DEI in corporations also requires healthy communities. Joyce served on the
Executive Committee of the Center for Workplace Compliance, influencing federal policy for
impactful equal opportunity regulation. She advised on leadership and community outreach
while on the board of the Contra Costa Crisis Center. As chair of the PG&E Employee
Community Fund, her favorite day of each year was the day to sign checks providing
scholarships totaling over $350,000 to over 175 students annually, amounting to over 3 million
dollars during her leadership.

Joyce is a trendsetter for incorporating different perspectives. Even during her university
studies, seeking a practical application in the business world for her major in Psychology, she
added a second major in Economics while attending UC Santa Cruz to examine human
behavior via two diverse fields of study. Joyce’s passion for exploring diversity carries on
outside of work. She delights in traveling the world. Her current focus is more travel in Japan,
where she loves “train cruising” and soaking in natural hot springs.