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 Cynthia
J. Brinkley
Senior Vice President-Talent Development and
Chief Diversity Officer
AT&T Services, Inc.
Cindy Brinkley has often said she considers
herself fortunate to work for a company that
values equal opportunity and is a pioneer in
workforce diversity. Today, as senior vice
president-talent development and chief diversity
officer, she is responsible for continuing AT&T’s
leadership in developing people from diverse
backgrounds, and preparing them for rewarding
careers. And she’s applying lessons she’s
learned along the way to help others succeed.
Ms. Brinkley joined the company in 1986, and has
held increasingly significant management
positions throughout her 22 years with AT&T. She
began as an external affairs liaison to the
Texas Public Utility Commission and media
spokesperson for regulatory and legislative
activities relating to the Texas Legislature. On
the heels of that initial assignment, Ms.
Brinkley was tasked to develop and support
public policy and state legislative activities
for SBC and its subsidiaries, before becoming
area vice president for SBC California.
Ms. Brinkley also has served as executive
director-federal relations for SBC
Communications Inc., communicating the company’s
policy and legislative views to decision makers
in the nation’s capital.
While President, SBC-Arkansas, she was named the
state’s 2002 Business Leader of the year.
Before assuming her current responsibilities, Ms.
Brinkley was president – AT&T Missouri, where
she led all regulatory, legislative,
governmental, and external affairs activities in
the state.
Throughout her career, Ms. Brinkley has found
the time to lend her talents and experience to a
variety of community organizations. While in St.
Louis, she was chairman of the board of the St.
Louis Symphony, deputy chairman of the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and on the executive
committee of the United Way to name just a few.
Currently, she is on the board of trustees for
Washington University in St. Louis, the National
Oasis Institute and a co-chair of the University
of Missouri’s billion dollar fundraising
campaign.
A native of Milan, Missouri, Brinkley holds a
bachelor’s degree in journalism from the
University of Missouri-Columbia, and a
bachelor’s of science degree in political
science from Truman State University.
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