Profile
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 Inclusion & Engagement 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
Non-Profit Board Service and Leadership
The Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, Board of Directors, Secretary
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The National Bar Association - Commercial Law Section, Executive Committee Member, Chair
NBA Board of Governors, Section Representative
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The Ridley Scholarship Program, Board of Directors, Governance Committee Co-Chair
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