Paul Francisco
State Street Corp.Paul is the Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Officer at State Street Corporation. In this role, Paul leads the global implementation of State Street’s inclusion, diversity, and equity strategies. He also oversees State Street’s Affirmative Action program.
Prior to joining State Street, Paul was a Managing Director and co-founder of Foster & Francisco LLC, an executive search and diversity consulting firm based in Boston. Prior to Foster & Francisco, Paul led recruitment & consulting and relationship management functions at Bank of America, as well as Fidelity Investments, respectively. Early in his career he led recruitment efforts at Amica Mutual Insurance, and The Gillette Company.
Paul currently sits on the boards of The Base Inc., The Posse Foundation’s Boston Leadership Council, and Morgan Memorial Goodwill. Paul also serves on Boston University’s Black Alumni Leadership Council, The Partnership Inc’s., Executive Leadership Council, and the 30% Club’s Steering Committee. Additionally, he serves the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership Board of Advisors, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Advisory Board. He is an active member of the Patriots Alumni Association, and the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. In March of 2017 Paul was appointed by Massachusetts Governor, Charlie Baker, to serve on the Black Advisory Board Commission. Paul is also one of the cofounders of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund.
His recognitions include the Boston Business Journal’s 2007 “Top 40 under 40”, 2009 “20 on the Move” recognizing Hispanic Executives making a difference in Boston, and in 2020 the “Power 50”. Additionally, El Planeta Newspaper’s Powermeter; “100 Most Influential Latinos in Massachusetts”, and Color Magazine’s 2009 “All Inclusive Award for Leadership”.
Paul has also been recognized by the Boston National Black MBA Association with the “Corporate Leadership Award”, the
Profiles in Diversity Journal “Diversity Leader” Award, and Black Enterprise 2018 “Top Executives in Corporate” Diversity,
as well as by the National Diversity Council as one of the “Top 100 Chief Diversity Officers”.
Paul graduated from Boston University with a BA in Political Science. In 2018 he received a Doctor in Humane Letters
Degree (Hon) from Fisher College, and also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business
School.