Debbie Storey

Athlete, Business leader, Business mentor, Change Agent, Christian, Connector, Consultant, Foodie, Global soul, Idea generator

In her role as Senior Vice President-Talent Development and Chief Diversity Officer at AT&T, Debbie Storey is responsible for identifying and developing leaders, aligning managers with the company's priorities and employee engagement. She also oversees the award-winning AT&T University, as well as the company's efforts to leverage diversity and inclusion to drive innovation and growth. Debbie joined the company in 1983 and has held numerous positions throughout her 30 years with AT&T - Including roles in customer service, sales, operations, network, M&A, and HR. She began her career in the print advertising and publishing business, starting in customer service and assuming increasing levels of responsibility including VP & GM of the printing business and VP-Operations, Advertising and Publishing. She moved into the Network organization in 2005 as VP Broadband Transformation Program Management Office, where she played a pivotal role in the company's transformation from voice to broadband services. In 2006 Debbie was named to a key leadership role in the $67 billion AT&T-BellSouth merger. Post merger she moved to VP Sales, leading thousands of employees in consumer sales and service call centers across 14 states. Prior to her current assignment, Debbie served as Senior Vice President - Consumer Centers Support. In this role, she oversaw all operations support for the consumer wireline and mobility sales and care centers, as well as all online operations. A native of Boston, Debbie holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in psychology, with a criminal justice minor from the University of Georgia. She holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from UGA's Terry College of Business, and is a graduate of the Leadership Atlanta class of 2008. Debbie lives in Dallas and serves on the Terry College Alumni Board, the AT&T Performing Arts Center Board, and the Baylor Healthcare System Advisory Board.

Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Crowd Sourcing, Leveraging Talent, Growing and Developing Talent, The STEM crisis in the US, Employing Veterans, Technology

Achieving Operational Excellence, Delivering Meaningful Presentations, Diversity and Inclusion Management, Engaging Employees, Forecasting/Trendwatching, Leading by Example, Mentoring and coaching, Problem Identification & Resolution, talent development, Transformational Leadership

Being a balanced ambivert