2024 Alumni Awards - Jonathan Mayes JD'87 - Distinguished Alumni Citation, Professional Achievement

Jonathan Mayes is CEO of Jonathan Mayes Consulting, and former Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Albertsons Companies, one of America’s largest grocery and pharmacy chains. Albertsons employs nearly 300,000 associates and operates over 2,200 stores.
Mr. Mayes is an internationally-known speaker on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) topics, and has frequently presented at conferences, major universities, and corporations. He led his company’s award-winning DEI efforts. He’s thrice been named one of the Top 100 DEI executives in the U.S., in addition to other honors.
Mr. Mayes joined Safeway Inc. in 1994, where he held numerous leadership positions including Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Public Affairs, Sustainability, and Philanthropy. He continued in that role when Safeway merged with Albertsons Companies in 2015, before being named Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer in 2017. He’s the former chair, vice chair or executive committee member of numerous boards and organizations.

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Jonathan is SO VERY DESERVING of this honor! One of the highlights of 2024 for me is having learned from and with him as keynote for The Flourish Collective’s Annual Gathering. Bravo and kudos, Jonathan! ❤