Henry O. Hernandez, Jr. is Vice President, Director of Diversity & Inclusion for SAIC. He is
responsible for providing thought leadership and strategic direction for diversity and inclusion
processes enterprise wide. Prior to joining SAIC in May of 2009, Henry was Managing Director
for Diversity & Inclusion Executive Consulting. His past professional experience includes first
Chief Diversity Officer at American Express, Executive Director for Global Diversity
Leadership at Pitney Bowes and other key corporate and consulting positions. He is also a former
Intelligence Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency. Henry is co-founder and first President
of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA). Past NSHMBA recognition includes
first Ultimate Hispanic Executive, Executive Circle and first NSHMBA Brillante Award for
Member Service. Henry holds a BA degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University
and MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA. He is a member of the Diversity Council of the
Conference Board and serves as steering committee member for the Washington Area Diversity