Jennifer Farmer is Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Jennifer leads Thermo Fisher’s global diversity and inclusion strategy, working closely with company leaders and key stakeholders to advance the company’s strategy and help embed diversity and inclusion into the business and organizational culture. She is focused on driving sustainable change, helping remove barriers to inclusion throughout the colleague lifecycle. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher, Jennifer was with Northrop Grumman Corporation, where she led global diversity and inclusion strategy for the Defense Systems and Space Systems businesses. Prior to that, Jennifer held roles in diversity and inclusion, talent strategy and finance at Pfizer; and finance and customer support roles at Bristol-Meyers Squibb. As an academic practitioner, Dr. Farmer’s key research interests include: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging, Leadership, Change Management, Organizational Culture and Organizational Trauma. Jennifer, a Florida native, has a Doctorate in Human and Organizational Learning from The George Washington University and a joint B.S.-M.B.A. degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU).