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LGBTQ LEADERS
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JAKE RILEY BY 2030,
social stigmas in the
workplace will have
been eradicated as a
result of the business
Jake Riley is an award-winning director of corporate operations at community’s steadfast
Univar Solutions. At the core, Jake’s passion has been focused on helping commitment to
individuals, teams and organizations become more productive and effi- increased training and
cient to drive results with quantifiable impact. Jake says he “finds nothing awareness - enabling
more satisfying than helping people and organizations reach their highest every LGBT+ employee
performance potential.” From leading corporate transformation and to bring their authentic
integration initiatives to setting new standards for diversity and inclusion self to work each day.
HE, HIM, HIS benchmarks to joining a political action committee, Jake has worn many
AGE 28 hats that have undoubtedly helped him become a results-driven leader.

THOMAS SANCHEZ

Thomas Sanchez is founder and CEO of Social Driver. He is an
innovator and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of marketing and BY 2030,
technology. Thomas is an advocate for innovation in education, diversity the majority of publicly
in business and inclusion in technology. Recently Thomas was appointed traded companies will
by the mayor of Washington D.C. as an advisor to the District govern- have at least one LGBTQ
ment on issues of LGBTQ diversity and inclusion. Whether building busi- member of their board
nesses, mentoring young entrepreneurs or working with clients, Thomas of directors because of
evangelizes his belief that “...the future is bright, all progress is social and training and leadership I’m
Photo Credit Robert Dodge Photography participating in.
HE, HIM, HIS the drivers make history.”
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JAYSON used to build two successful businesses. He is the president and CEO of
Jayson Williams was born with entrepreneurism in his veins which he

both MD Strategic Consulting and Mayson-Dixon Properties & Develop-
WILLIAMS ment. Jayson’s father always told him “People give to people more than
people give to causes. Be the person, not the cause”—an idea that could
benefit us all. Jayson is chairman of the Board for Pride of Baltimore,
Maryland’s tall ship and goodwill ambassador to the world. He is the first
African-American and LGBTQ chairman in the organization’s history
and was a part of the successful effort to secure long term state funding to
help stabilize the nonprofit’s finances.

BY 2030, HE, HIM, HIS
my work in construction, government, marketing, non-profits, real estate, and unions helps AGE 38
empower others in the LGBTQ community, especially people of color, to know that they can
be successful in their profession and still be out and proud.

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