Nellie Borrero knows a thing or two about jumpstarting diversity. Borrero is the senior global inclusion and diversity lead at management consulting giant Accenture and a veteran of building organizational heterogeneity. She's worked with the company since the early 1980s, when diversity in the workplace was a fledgling concept in corporate America. "I was the first person to focus on establishing diversity initiatives at Accenture," Borrero says. "It was a solo journey back when I was starting. I had to ask myself, 'How strong am I? How courageous can I be?' And that was the beginning of understanding my responsibility: Educating those around [me] about the value diverse people bring to the table."