Margaret Johnston-Clarke

Margaret Johnston-Clarke is a French American Yale graduate with more than 28 years of work experience in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, Philanthropy, Branding and Communications.

She has spent more than half of her career at L’Oréal in key positions including Deputy General Manager of the L’Oréal Corporate Foundation, Head of Brand Communications at Lancôme and Garnier. She spent five years at LVMH as Head of Image and Integrated Communications for the Moët & Chandon House, and over six years at the non-profit Fondation Agir Contre l’Exclusion (FACE) where she ran several educational programs in inner cities. Since May 2017, Ms. Johnston-Clarke is Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer for the L’Oréal Goupe.

Ms. Johnston-Clarke lives in Paris, France and is married to an American artist with whom she has three children. She has been awarded Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit) and received the 2019 Woman Economic Empowerment Award from the Global Invest Sustainable AGEFI Awards. She is also a member of the Conseil de la Mixité et de l’Egalité Professionnelle dans l’Industrie, as well as the Tent Partnership for Refugees Business Council.