Billy Dexter

Billy Dexter is a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles and is a member of the Global Diversity Advisory Services practice that assists clients in creating diverse leadership teams. Billy works across all industry & functional groups in developing inclusive solutions as it relates to talent acquisition & leadership development. Billy also serves as a member of the financial services, human resources practice, & board of directors practice as well. Some of Billy's clients include Marsh McLennan...See more

Billy Dexter is a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles and is a member of the Global Diversity Advisory Services practice that assists clients in creating diverse leadership teams. Billy works across all industry & functional groups in developing inclusive solutions as it relates to talent acquisition & leadership development. Billy also serves as a member of the financial services, human resources practice, & board of directors practice as well. Some of Billy's clients include Marsh McLennan Companies, Capital One, WW Grainger, Travelers, Lowes, NY Life, Allstate, and Huntington Bank .Prior to H&S, Billy was Executive Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer MTV Networks, a Viacom company. As EVP/CDO, Dexter partnered with MTV Networks senior leadership to create and develop strategies that further Diversity & Inclusion throughout the global company and to identify new ways of enhancing existing initiatives across multiple platforms. For over 20 years, Dexter has been a leader in talent acquisition & diversity/inclusion related efforts. Prior to Viacom MTV Networks, Dexter was President of Hudson Inclusion Solutions, a business division of Hudson Highland Group (HHG) a diversity consulting practice he founded within Hudson Highland. Dexter also served concurrently as Chief Diversity Officer of HHG and worked closely with Human Resources to create an inclusive culture. Earlier, Dexter was Vice President for Diversity Recruitment initiatives for Monster Worldwide, former parent company of HHG. Prior to Monster Worldwide, Dexter worked for Deloitte as National Director of International & Diversity Recruitment Solutions and Motorola as Director of Global Talent Acquisition & University Relations and started his corporate career as Manager of Talent Acquisition at United Airlines. Dexter holds a B.A. in Education from Saginaw Valley State University and a Master's degree in Administration from Michigan State University. In 2010, Billy completed the Harvard Business school executive education certificate program and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. He serves on the board of directors of Teen Living Programs, Metropolitan Club of Chicago, Link Unlimited, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources, Executive Leadership Council, Goodman Theater and NFL Players Association. Billy has also received numerous honors over the years but most recently Chicago United named him as a 2009 recipient of Business Leader of Color. (SHRM) Society of Human Resources Management named Billy one of the "Top 100 Global Diversity Thought Leaders" in 2008-10. Savoy Magazine awarded him with the trailblazer award and recognized him as one of the Top 50 African American executives in 2010 and Uptown Professional Magazine recognized him as one of the "Top 100 Corporate Executives" in 2012. Also in 2011, Billy received the Distinguished Alumni of the year award from Saginaw Valley State University. Billy lives in Lemont IL and is a avid golfer and loves to travel the world. See less