Dr. Diane Forbes Berthoud is the inaugural vice president and chief diversity officer of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Previously, she held key positions at the University of California, San Diego as the associate vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion and academic director. Dr. Forbes Berthoud also held faculty roles at George Mason and Trinity University, was a senior fellow at the University of Maryland and faculty fellow at Georgetown University. Diane's research focuses on gendered, racial, and intersectional processes of organizing. Her research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and books, most notably a book chapter on the Psychodynamics of Race which was published by Harvard University Press. She has presented her work at multiple conferences and symposia including the International Fulbright Conference and the Gender and Work Symposium at Harvard University. Diane received her MA and PhD in Organizational Communication and Social Psychology from Howard University.