Tia T. Gordon
Tia T. Gordon is the former chief communications officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
An award-winning global communications strategist who has worked at the intersection of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Gordon oversaw the 人兽性交鈥檚 media, creative and design services. She also supervised its editorial and digital initiatives and collaborated on marketing programs.
An advocate for women鈥檚 rights worldwide, she was chief of communications and advocacy for UN Women, the United Nations organization 鈥渄edicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.鈥� She served as vice president of global communications at Catalyst, a nonprofit organization that works with some of the world鈥檚 most powerful CEOs and leading companies to build workplaces well suited for women.
In both of her previous roles, which she held during the height of the global #MeToo movement, Gordon successfully led ambitious awareness campaigns to address gender equality, sexual violence and sexual harassment of all women. She continues to advocate and serve as a key spokesperson on women鈥檚 rights.
With decades of experience, Gordon has led strategic communications and DEI efforts in various sectors. In 2008, she launched聽TTG+PARTNERS, a boutique communications consultancy that specializes in starting thoughtful conversations on race,聽ethnicity聽and diversity. The company spotlights the challenges among college students who come from marginalized and underserved communities in the United States. It quickly became one of the most sought-after creative companies in the higher education community, resulting in client partnerships with some of the nation鈥檚 top colleges and universities, Fortune 500 companies and nonprofit organizations.
Earlier in her career, Gordon聽developed and led the U.S. lodging industry鈥檚 historic national diversity and inclusion initiative while at the American Hotel & Lodging Association. She advised CEOs, chief diversity officers and other C-suite executives at leading hotel companies聽to ensure the lodging industry provided increased career opportunities for聽marginalized communities, including people of color, women and 人兽性交 people.
Gordon, based in Washington, D.C., received her bachelor鈥檚 degree in communications from Washington Adventist University. She has a master鈥檚 degree in public communications from American University.
