Belinda Grant-Anderson

Biography

Belinda Grant-Anderson is VP, Talent Development, AT&T. In this role she is responsible for enterprise-wide Talent Review and Succession planning processes. She leads a team of HR professionals to create and implement development programs for high potential talent.

Prior to her current role, she served as VP, Diversity & Inclusion, AT&T. She was responsible for developing and implementing the company’s diversity & inclusion strategy, including partnering with the business units to achieve their annual diversity goals, overseeing the company’s awards submission process, and managing our relationship with external research partners. During her tenure, AT&T has received numerous awards including being named a Top Company for Diversity by DiversityInc, the No. 1 company for Diversity by Hispanic Business Magazine, a Top 40 Company by Black Enterprise, a Top Company for Executive Women by the National Association of Female Executives, and maintaining a perfect 100% score on the HRC’s Corporate Equality Index. Ms. Grant-Anderson joined the former BellSouth Corporation in 1998 and the responsibilities she held include Vice President - People Development, Vice President - Policy Resolution for Regulatory & External Affairs, Division President- Operator Services, and Executive Director - Strategic Management Unit. Prior to joining BellSouth, Ms. Grant-Anderson was a consultant with the Atlanta office of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, for seven years. She began her career with Procter & Gamble’s Research and Development Division in Cincinnati, Ohio. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Ms. Grant-Anderson received her Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a past Board member of the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, the Vanderbilt Alumni Board, the Texas Diversity Council, the American Institute for Managing Diversity, the Center for Black Women’s Wellness, and St. Jude’s Recovery Center. She and her husband reside in Dallas with their 2 daughters.

Education

MBA, Vanderbilt, 1990