Jorge Quezada

Jorge Quezada

VP, People & Culture
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Jorge is Granite Construction’s Vice President of People & Culture. In his role, he is responsible for Workforce Compliance and Inclusive Diversity, where he helps the company implement strategies that address Granite’s guiding belief that diverse backgrounds, perspectives, cultures, and experiences enhance creativity and innovation. He brings an innovative approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and looks to make a lasting impact at Granite and in the construction industry.


Before joining Granite, Jorge served as Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion – Leadership Development at Northwestern Mutual and Chief Diversity Officer at Kraft Foods. He spent over 25 years at Allstate Insurance Company and held leadership roles in Human Resources, D&I, Product Operations, Product Development, Marketing, Claims, and Sales.

 
Throughout the years, Jorge has been active in civic and community organizations, such as the Association of Hispanic Professionals for Education, the Urban League of Orange County (CA), Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Los Angeles, Leadership Greater Chicago, the Latino Policy Forum, the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE), the Chicago Posse Foundation. 

 

 

Affiliations

Board member, Rancho Cielo, Salinas, CA
Committee member, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the Associated General Contractors of California
Co-Chair, American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Workforce Development Committee
Chair, The Conference Board’s (TCB) Diversity Equity & Inclusion Innovators Council and the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Construction Signatory Leadership Council
Cohost of Construction DEI Talks, a podcast with tools for building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the construction industry