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RASHIDA MACMURRAY-ABDULLAH

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About Me

With over two decades of client-service experience at the intersection of risk and technology, Rashida MacMurray-Abdullah is a results-driven executive, social impact champion, and innovator. She excels in managing disruption especially workstreams related to governance, workforce integration and people management on large-scale projects. Known for her ability to build trust, she is an agile communicator with a talent for leading through change and ambiguity while engaging key stakeholders to empower diverse teams in creating a business impact to drive financial results.

As engineer, legal counsel, and management consultant, Rashida has counseled clients in solving their toughest business problems leveraging technology and other digital tools. Throughout her career, Rashida's practice focused on positioning her clients for success whether it is building high-performing teams, responding to government inquiries to conducting corporate investigations to implementing a tailored solution for monetizing the organization's intellectually property.

Rashida is also an outspoken advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. She is the first Chief Diversity Officer of an Am Law 200 law firm located in Washington, DC. Prior to this role, Rashida has served in multiple leadership roles focused on facilitating a culture of belonging and implementing policies and programs designed to promote professionals from underrepresented groups in all aspects of the core business operations as well as across the enterprise. She has a proven track record of recruiting, developing, and promoting high-performing talent to foster a work environment where all leaders can thrive. Rashida thrives on bring people together and building relationships with her colleagues and clients fostering innovation and collaboration.

Media Highlights

Named to Savoy Magazine's 2023 Most Influential Diversity & Inclusion Executives: https://savoynetwork.com/miedi2023/

Recent Speaking & Publications

Panelist, "Best Practices and Encouraging a Culture of Improving Diversity in the Legal Profession through Hiring and Retention," Virginia State Bar, Forum on Diversity Conference, April 2023

Education & Bar Admissions

Cornell University

School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Modern Chief Diversity Officer Program Certificate

Harvard Business Analytics Program - Harvard Business School, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Certificate with Distinction

Rutgers University

School of Law

Juris Doctor

University of Virginia

Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Admitted To Practice Law:

District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York

Georgia and Illinois (inactive)

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office - Registered Patent Attorney No. 50,399

U.S. Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit

Supreme Court of the United States

Other Certifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP)®

Non-Profit Board Service and Leadership

The Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, Board of Directors, Secretary

Click here for more information about CFSY: https://www.fairsentencingofyouth.org/

The National Bar Association - Commercial Law Section, Executive Committee Member, Chair

NBA Board of Governors, Section Representative

Click here for more information about NBA-CLS: https://nbacls.com/

The Ridley Scholarship Program, Board of Directors, Governance Committee Co-Chair

Click here for more information about Ridley and ways to donate: https://alumni.virginia.edu/ridley/

RASHIDA MACMURRAY-ABDULLAH

RASHIDA MACMURRAY-ABDULLAH

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