Jorge Quezada
Vice President, People & Culture
Granite Construction
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Jorge is Granite Construction’s vice president of people & culture/chief diversity officer. In his role, he is responsible for inclusive diversity and workforce compliance, where he helps the company implement strategies that address Granite’s guiding belief that diverse backgrounds, perspectives, cultures, and experiences enhance creativity and innovation. Jorge brings an innovative approach to DE&I and looks to make a lasting impact at Granite and in the construction industry.
Before joining Granite, Jorge served as senior director of diversity and inclusion – leadership development at Northwestern Mutual and chief diversity officer at Kraft Foods. He spent over 25 years at Allstate Insurance Co. and held leadership roles in Human Resources, D&I, Product Operations, Product Development, Marketing, Claims, and Sales.
Throughout the years, Jorge has been active in civic and community organizations, such as the Association of Hispanic Professionals for Education, the Urban League of Orange County (CA), Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Los Angeles, Leadership Greater Chicago, the Latino Policy Forum, the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE), the Chicago Posse Foundation and served as a board member at Rancho Cielo in Salinas, CA.Jorge currently sits on the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the Associated General Contractors of California. He also serves as the Co-Chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Workforce Development Committee. Finally, in 2021, Jorge became the cohost of Construction DEI Talks, a podcast with tools for building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the construction industry.