Effenus Henderson
Chief Diversity Officer for Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, Washington where he advises the CEO and senior management team on diversity, inclusion and affirmative action related matters. He is an internationally recognized diversity thought leader and has been invited by numerous companies and organizations to share his expertise.
He has addressed members of the General Assembly of the United Nations on intercultural and interreligious diversity, and also addressed a high level panel of the Alliance of Civilizations in Madrid, Spain in 2008, Istanbul Turkey in 2009 and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil earlier this year. He also participated in a high level dialogue sponsored by the High Commissioner on Human Rights in preparation for the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Universal Declaration of human rights. He was part of a special panel on diversity at the VII Annual Inter-American Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility held in Punta del Este, Uruguay in December 2009. He has advised members of the United Nation's Alliance of Civilization and Global Compact offices on emerging issues. Additionally, he has advised leaders of Club de Madrid's Shared Societies Project on cross-cultural inclusion.
He was named as one of the top diversity officers in corporate America by Diversity Best Practices / Working Mother Media and received its first Diversity Officer Leadership Award in 2007. He was among the finalists for the second annual global ORC Peter C. Robertson Award for Equality and Diversity Champions. He was one of 100 Global Diversity Thought Leaders invited by the president of the Society of Human Resource Management to a special forum in April 2008 to provide a perspective on the future of global diversity and inclusion. He has been named to Savoy magazine's 2010 list of the Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America. He has been selected the 2010 recipient of the National Urban League's Collins Award for distinctive service and commitment to be presented at the National Urban League's Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Gala to be held in Washington, DC in July 2010.
He serves on numerous boards including the National Urban League Board where he currently serves as a trustee and president of the Council of Affiliate Board Members. He is also a member of the Institute for Inclusion, a US based group studying diversity and inclusion trends. He is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and the Stanford University Executive Program.
He is married to Helen Skinner Henderson and is the father of three sons - Kevin, Justin and Marcus.
