About Lhani

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Lhani Jamison was born and raised in Prince George's County, Maryland, right outside Washington, DC. Growing up in the DMV, Lhani attended National Cathedral, an all-girl’s high school. There, she found and nurtured her passion for diversity and inclusion as Equity Board President her senior year. After graduating, she went on to Cornell University where she majored in Industrial and Labor Relations and minored in Film. 

While at Cornell, Lhani worked as a Community Advocate in the University’s Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives and later as a Diversity and Inclusion Student Assistant in her College’s Office of Student Services. Her favorite memories at Cornell include pledging Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., interning for a semester in Los Angeles at NBCUniversal in the Labor Relations Department, and studying abroad for a semester in Sydney, Australia.

The day after graduating from Cornell, Lhani moved to Los Angeles and started Hollywood’s coveted Page Program at NBCUniversal where she spent one year rotating through four departments within the company. One of her rotations was on NBC's Programming Talent Development and Inclusion team, where she landed a full-time role supporting the Department Head after graduating from the Page Program. Her next role was supporting the Head of Talent & Casting at ABC & Disney+. 

After Disney, Lhani held two roles at WarnerBros. Discovery. First, on the Equity & Inclusion (E&I) Pipeline Programs Team at Warner Bros. Discovery in LA. Then, Lhani moved to London and began working on WBD's E&I International team. There, she reported to the Global Chief Diversity Equity & Inclusion Officer. On the team, Lhani managed Global Talent Initiatives and helped support the relationship with the US-based E&I team.  

Also while in London, Lhani began the first year of a dual degree graduate program. During her one year there, she earned a Master of Science in Global Media and Communication at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Then she moved back to Los Angeles where she graduated from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism with a Master of Arts in Global Communication. In addition, she completed research at USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative and worked as a Resident Assistant for the Veterans' Housing Community.

Currently, Lhani is working as a Senior Account Executive at Smith & Company, a leading creative strategy and crisis management firm. When Lhani is not working, she enjoys hot yoga, the beach, concerts, and spending time with family and friends.