Shavonne Gordon has spent most of her career at Capital One. As a leader in Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at Capital One, she has led enterprise strategy for the company's business resource groups or affinity groups, the enterprise D&I Learning agenda, and enterprise D&I partnerships.
According to her LinkedIn page, she has also served as a senior leader in talent acquisition, technology, analytics, project management, and management in the manufacturing, consulting, and financial services industries.
During the last two decades, she has held various roles at Capital One, including vice president of enterprise diversity recruiting, head of US Card Talent Acquisition, (2019 to date), African American Network Steering Committee member (since 2007), head of tech talent acquisition (2018-2020), and senior director, diversity & inclusion (2017 -2018).
This fall, she tweeted her excitement about a new program designed to support first-generation college students.
“First-Gen Focus is a program designed specifically for first-generation college students, who often face distinct challenges in their college career that have been intensified as a result of the pandemic,” says Shavonne Gordon, vice president, Diversity Recruiting at Capital One. “This program serves as part of Capital One’s broader effort to engage students earlier in their college careers to create access to financial education and skill-building workshops to help them be more successful in their college careers and beyond."
So excited to launch our new program designed to support first generation college students!https://t.co/g8CjD1esWl
— Shavonne Gordon (@vonnedg) September 16, 2020
Earlier in her career, she worked at PSI Net as a database consultant.
Before that she was was a systems analyst with the EDS Group, and she held a similar position with DuPont.
She earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering at the University of Virginia, graduating in 1995. She is a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
