Michael Watson is Deputy Director, Human Resources for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Prior roles he held include Senior Vice President, Talent and Culture for National 4-H Council and Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity for Girl Scouts of the USA. Prior to Girl Scouts, Michael held positions at IBM Global Services, Time Warner Inc., and GE Capital. He is a GE Human Resources Management Program graduate and recipient of GE Capital’s Pinnacle Club and IBM’s Golden Circle awards. Michael served as the National Human Services Assembly’s Human Resources Council chair and was former board treasurer for the Nonprofit Workforce Coalition. Michael is currently on the boards of Manhattanville College and the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps. He has a BA in economics from Yale University and MS in organizational management and human resource development from Manhattanville College. His publications include the chapter Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Nonprofit Management 101.