Wonder Woman in Business, Mita Mallick

Susan Freeman

October 26, 2020

Diversity & Inclusion, Equity, Keynote Speaker, Women Leaders

Mita Mallick

Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta

Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses and cultures. Mita is a passionate storyteller who believes in the power of diversity to spur creative strategic thinking which can ultimately transform brands.

She currently serves as the Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta. Her writing on diversity, equity and inclusion issues have been published in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, Create and Cultivate and The Goor Men Project. She’s also a columnist for SWAAY and a contributor for Working Mother Media.

Mita has a BA from Columbia University and a MBA from Duke University. She lives in Jersey City, NJ with her husband and two children.

In her own words…

I am a passionate storyteller. As a kid, I loved watching commercials instead of actual tv shows. I loved going to the store with my mom, studying The Keebler Elves and Snap, Crackle, Pop from Rice Krispies on shelf. I loved watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air because I saw a family that I could finally relate to. As a kid, I didn’t see many stories being told that included people who looked like me.

I have spent over 15 years as a storyteller. Leading iconic brands like AVEENO, AVON Color Cosmetics, Chapstick, Vaseline, Suave and Dove. Throughout my career, I have fought hard to ensure people like me are included. Ensuring black and brown people were represented in campaigns. Ensuring products we created were for all skin tones. Ensuring we were not reinforcing stereotypes. And a personal career high - signing Viola Davis to be our Vaseline Healing Project Ambassador.

I believe diversity of thought doesn’t happen without diversity of representation. When you have all those points of views, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds coming together around a table. Colliding, clashing, and collaborating- that’s when magic happens. That’s when we come up with that one break through innovative idea, campaign, innovation- to authentically and purposefully serve customers and communities.