LAS VEGAS, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BLACK
ENTERPRISE (BE) magazine named MGM Resorts International's (NYSE:
MGM) Phyllis A. James, Chief
Diversity & Corporate Responsibility Officer, as one of the
"Most Powerful Women in Corporate Diversity." Ms. James leads the
company's Corporate Diversity and Philanthropy Departments and is
responsible for managing MGM Resorts' policy, business strategy and
initiatives focused on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which
includes the Company's diversity and inclusion, philanthropy and
volunteer programs.
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"Corporate responsibility is an anchor of our company's
character, values and culture, and is central to our employee
engagement, customer and business expansion and reputation growth,"
said Jim Murren, Chairman & CEO
of MGM Resorts International. "Phyllis has been the architect of
our diversity and inclusion strategy and practices and a staunch
advocate of the advantage it brings to our spirit, our culture and
our business; we are proud to call her one of our own."
BE's "Most Powerful Women in Corporate Diversity" identifies
women who are vital to the management of major corporations, from
marketing and talent development to procurement spending and
financial performance, among other areas. This prestigious listing
will be published in their upcoming First Quarter 2019 issue.
Beyond her CSR activities, Ms. James is a director on the board
of and special advisor to MGM Grand Detroit, LLC. Throughout her
career, Ms. James has received several recognitions for her legal
accomplishments and civic contributions. In 2015 she was admitted
to the American Law Institute, the leading independent U.S.
organization producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and
improve the law. In 2016 the National Bar Association
conferred upon her a Lifetime Achievement Award.
She has also received many recognitions for her civic service.
This year, Ms. James was named to receive the First Annual FOCUS
(Feeding Our Community Unparalleled Success) Award presented by
BlackDoctor.org. In 2017 she received the Human Rights Campaign's
Equality Award at the HRC Las Vegas Gala for outstanding leadership
and service to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer
(LGBTQ) community; the "Community Achievement Award" from The Las
Vegas Asian American Group; and the "Make An Impact" Leadership
Award from Las Vegas' City Impact
Center.
Prior to joining MGM Resorts, Ms. James served with great
distinction with Mayor Dennis Archer
as Corporation (General) Counsel and Law Director of a department
of approximately 100 lawyers for the City
of Detroit (then the nation's tenth largest city) for two
terms, from February 1994 through
December 2001.
From 1979 until accepting her position with the City of Detroit she practiced law with the
San Francisco-based firm of
Pillsbury, Madison, and Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) and became that
firm's first African American partner in 1985, specializing in
complex litigation. She commenced her legal career as a Judicial
Law Clerk from 1977-1978 for the Honorable Theodore R. Newman, Jr., then Chief Judge of the
District of Columbia Court of
Appeals.
Ms. James graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in American History and Literature in 1974 from
Harvard/Radcliffe College after having
received the honors of Phi Beta Kappa junior year, the Captain
Jonathan Fay Prize (then Radcliffe
College's highest honor for a graduating woman based on the
graduate's scholarship, conduct and character) and the lsobelle T.
Briggs Fellowship for Graduate Study. She earned her J.D. from
Harvard Law School in 1977.
In addition to the feature, BE will honor all of this year's
Most Powerful Women In Corporate America & Corporate Diversity
during a special recognition ceremony at their annual Women of
Power Summit: an exclusive networking opportunity with fellow top
business leaders, motivational speakers and women CEOs, held
February 28 through March 3, 2019, at
The Mirage Hotel & Casino.
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ABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global
entertainment company with national and international locations
featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art
meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical
entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant,
nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive,
iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts
portfolio encompasses 29 unique hotel and destination gaming
offerings including some of the most recognizable resort brands in
the industry. Expanding throughout the U.S. and around the world,
the company acquired the operations of Empire City Casino in
New York in 2019, and in 2018,
opened MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in Macau, and the first Bellagio-branded hotel in
Shanghai. The over 82,000 global
employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being
recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired
Companies®. For more information visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com.
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