Kelley Cornish is the President and CEO of the TD Jakes Foundation,
a workforce development and community building foundation
committed to building bridges to opportunity in the United States and
around the world through corporate partnerships, workforce readiness,
STEAM programming for our youth, and community and housing
engagement. Prior to this role, she served as a senior executive and
the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer for Diverse
Segments, Representation, and Inclusion (DSRI) at Wells Fargo &
Company where she was the primary liaison between DSRI and its various business lines
and support partners. Her work included leading planning, implementing strategy and driving
accountabilities for all internal functions supporting DEI efforts across the enterprise. Kelley
was also responsible for developing the infrastructure strategy and sponsoring large projects
across lines of businesses/functions, including partnership and collaboration with senior
stakeholders to improve workforce diversity outcomes for Wells Fargo to compete in the
marketplace and optimize growth and profitability. Prior roles within Wells Fargo included
serving as the EVP, Head of Programming and Diversity Initiatives, and also as the SVP,
Enterprise Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Integration Leader leading a team of DEI
Consultants for the company focused on coordinating the timing and administration of the
enterprise’s D&I strategies and processes as well as line of business-specific D&I
deliverables across the enterprise to include the US, Canada, EMEA, and APAC. Kelley also
served as the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the TD Bank Group and led Diversity
and Inclusion for AmeriHealth Caritas and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
In 2022, Kelley received the Woman of the Year Award from iHeartMedia radio because of
her work in the community and in corporate America. Her leadership gifts and talents have
also been recognized as one of the Most Influential Women In Corporate America by Savoy
Magazine, by the Network Journal as one of the Top 25 Influential Black Women in
Business, and she was a recipient of the Sojourner Truth Award by the National Congress
of Black Women. Kelley was acknowledged for her commitment to diversity and inclusion
throughout her career by receiving the Career Mastered Award and has been recognized as
a member of the top team of distinction for the American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in
Banking Award, and as a Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Award winner by Peirce College for
the City of Philadelphia. Kelley is also the author of the book, "It's Work! How Will You
Show Up?" where she shares professional, personal and very practical tips on navigating
the workplace and career during her journey as a mid-level careerist.
Kelley obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina - Aiken
in Business Administration and her Masters from Webster University in Human Resource
Management. She is a Certified Diversity Professional by Cornell University (CCDP) and has
completed course work at the Harvard Kennedy School in strategies for leading and building
diverse organizations. Kelley is very active in her community and in her church.