Diana C. Starks

Diana C. Starks is a senior vice president within the People, Culture, Communications, and Engagement Department, including the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and director of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Ms. Starks leads the Bank’s workforce diversity initiatives; diversity and inclusion education, learning, and development; strategic collaboration with colleagues to develop a nationally recognized supplier diversity program; and efforts to deepen the Bank’s community presence through the provision of financial education and literacy programs for students living in socioeconomically distressed neighborhoods. Her responsibilities also include leading the Bank’s focus on racial equity. Ms. Starks serves as the Cleveland Reserve Bank’s Equal Employment Opportunity deputy officer.

She is also the chair of the Federal Reserve System Council of Directors of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, leading the development and execution of the strategic priorities of the council and working closely with the Subcommittee on Human Resources in advancing the Federal Reserve System’s talent development initiatives.

Ms. Starks holds a BBA from Hiram College, an MA in psychology with a certification in diversity management from Cleveland State University, and an MA in organizational management from the University of Phoenix.