Amelia Hardy
About
Amelia Hardy is vice president of inclusion and diversity at Best Buy Co. Inc. In this role, she leads a team that is creating the strategy for an inclusive culture that supports employees, customers and the community.
Amelia’s responsibilities include efforts to increase the engagement, representation and retention of diverse employees at all levels of the company. She also oversees initiatives aimed at increasing the presence of products and services acquired from minority-owned businesses and partnering with other organizations to eradicate racial and social disparities in underrepresented communities.
Amelia has more than 20 years of experience in transformational leadership at Fortune 100 companies, primarily within marketing and business development. She has also played a key role in Best Buy’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, serving as an active leader for Best Buy’s Black Employee Resource Group.
Prior to her current role, Amelia served as a senior director for Best Buy Health, where she helped initiate, grow and maintain strategic partnerships. Before joining Best Buy in 2014, she spent 14 years at 3M Co.
Amelia has a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University and an MBA from Tulane University. She serves on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities and is co-chair of the advisory committee for FORESIGHT, a health initiative led by The Rippel Foundation in partnership with the Blue Shield of California Foundation.
