Pamela Culpepper recently became the first Black woman on the luxury fashion brand Prada’s board of directors. According to a Prada press release, Culpepper has been appointed as an independent non-exclusive director of Prada S.p.A. along with Anna Maria Rugarli
Pamela Culpepper is co-founder of Have Her Back, LLC., a female-owned, female led culture consultancy focused on advancing equity for all. Ms. Culpepper was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Cboe Global Markets, Inc., one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies. As a veteran HR executive, Ms. Culpepper has over 25 years of experience. She joined Cboe from Golin, where she was the company’s Chief People Officer. For more than 14 years prior, she held various leadership roles with PepsiCo, Inc., including Chief Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Vice President Human Resources for Quaker Foods and Snacks; Vice President Human Resources for PepsiCo’s Beverages Supply Chain; and Vice President Talent Management and Diversity for Quaker, Tropicana and Gatorade. Before PepsiCo, Ms. Culpepper held progressive roles with McKesson Corporation, Clorox and Wells Fargo. Ms. Culpepper has a BA in Psychology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a Master of Public Administration in Organizational Change from California State University, Eastbay