Betty Thompson

Booz Allen earns spots on the Working Mother 100 Best Companies List and The Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index, which helps organizations see how their diversity-and-inclusion policies and practices stack up against others.

Seven leading organizations are recipients of i4cp's 2018 Next Practice Awards in recognition of their implementation of outstanding innovations and achievement in the advancement of people practices.

2018 shed light on certain blind spots in some HR departments regarding harassment claims, revealing that many companies continue to show true excellence in HR. Just as bad people practices sour employees on their employer, a great HR department can turn even the most difficult circumstance into an opportunity for a better workplace. Now in its fifth year, the Workforce 100 recognizes companies that excelled in HR over the course of the previous year.

Booz Allen Hamilton recipient of Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® award, recognized by The National Business Group on Health for its “ongoing commitment and dedication to promoting a healthy work environment and encouraging its workers and families to maintain healthy lifestyles.”

Betty honored for her activism in conceiving the Women’s Agenda. She says that on coming to the firm, she was often the only woman executive in the room. She brought the unconscious biases she was experiencing to the attention of her male peers, which started the conversation that led to her creating a gender-based organizational diagnostic to garner male and female perspectives on issues, programs, and experiences at Booz Allen. That led to her designing a firm-wide strategy to build a culture… Show more

Betty honored for her activism in conceiving the Women’s Agenda. She says that on coming to the firm, she was often the only woman executive in the room. She brought the unconscious biases she was experiencing to the attention of her male peers, which started the conversation that led to her creating a gender-based organizational diagnostic to garner male and female perspectives on issues, programs, and experiences at Booz Allen. That led to her designing a firm-wide strategy to build a culture where women succeed. Today she continues to call out biases, particularly when it comes to promoting senior leaders. She was instrumental in the appointment of the first two women on the board and the first woman general counsel. The Women’s Agenda – of which she is co-chair – includes programs for leadership skill-building, increasing exposure, and landing stretch assignments. Show less