Co-Chairs

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Louis D. Bilionis, JD

Dean Emeritus and Droege Professor of Law

College of Law

Professor Bilionis is a highly accomplished, nationally recognized scholar, teacher and administrator, with work published in leading law journals. He has both private and public law practice experience. In private practice, he represented major national and multinational firms in litigation. As a public defender in North Carolina’s Office of the Appellate Defender, he represented indigent criminal defendants, with an emphasis on capital punishment appeals. He joined UNC-Chapel Hill law faculty in 1988 and served as a nationally recognized scholar in constitutional law and criminal law and procedures. In 2005, he was appointed Cincinnati Law Dean. In addition to co-chairing the university’s Diversity Council for many years, Professor Bilionis has led several cross-college committees throughout his career.

See more: https://law.uc.edu/education/faculty/louis-d-bilionis.html    

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Janet Reid, PhD

Founder and CEO

BRBS World

Dr. Reid is a nationally recognized and respected expert on equity and inclusion and has extensive board experience and a long track record of civic service. Before founding BRBS World, Dr. Reid was Founder, Managing Partner, and Director of the international management consulting firm, Global Novations, LLC, a former Goldman Sachs portfolio company, conducting work in over 40 countries related to diversity and inclusion to build clients’ organizational and innovation capacity. A former executive with Procter and Gamble, Dr. Reid has a great passion for higher education and healthcare, and has a long history of community and business leadership. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University and of Xavier University.

See more: http://www.brbsworld.com/our-founder.html