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Omar Velaochaga

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Senior Manager, Inclusion & Belonging at Kohl's
📍 Greater Milwaukee, United States

Omar Velaochaga is a global leader in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Kohls, where he develops strategies impacting over 90, 000 employees. He specializes in BRG/ERG governance and embedding inclusion into business culture for global and remote teams. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from UW-Milwaukee.

Outside of his corporate role, Omar is deeply committed to community advancement. He serves as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM), actively promoting leadership and educational opportunities for the Hispanic community in Wisconsin.

He was instrumental in co-founding ALE, a collaborative space for Latino ERG leaders to connect and share best practices.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, Inclusion & Belonging
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Milwaukee, United States
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Corporate DEIB Strategy
As a Global DEIB leader at Kohl's, he is responsible for enterprise-wide inclusion initiatives and frameworks for a large, distributed workforce.
ERG/BRG Development
His expertise includes BRG/ERG governance, and he co-founded ALE, a collaborative for Latino ERG leaders to share best practices and foster community.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Senior Manager, Inclusion & Belonging
Kohl's
9-2017 - 9-2021
BPO/Third Party Relationship Manager
Kohl's
11-2016 - 9-2017
Credit and Customer Service Program Development Planner
Kohl's
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Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
UW-Milwaukee
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