Perika Sampson is the Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity at Gilead Sciences. She is charged with leading a team of subject matter experts who provide advice, counsel, and leadership on inclusion and diversity strategies, programs, training, and practices. She partners with colleagues across the organization on matters related to health equity, community engagement, and talent acquisition. Perika also serves on Gilead’s Corporate Responsibility/ESG Working Group.

Prior to joining Gilead, Perika was the Senior Regional Diversity Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Her responsibilities included driving diversity and inclusion, executing talent acquisition strategies, facilitating community engagement, and supporting business development initiatives. She also managed national partnerships and led Wealth Management’s HBCU and Return to Work initiatives. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, she founded and managed Dearborn Consulting Partners where she consulted on diversity and inclusion strategy and initiatives. Prior to her consulting career, she served as Vice President Marketing and Strategy in the Private Client Services division of Bank One (now JP Morgan). Additional corporate roles included senior marketing manager at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and institutional relationship manager at Jurika & Volyes and RCM Capital Management in San Francisco, CA. She was also a founding Director of Marketing for two internet-based financial services companies.

Perika is an alumna of the University of California Los Angeles. She recently served on the City of Los Angeles’ Private Sector Taskforce on Race and Equity. While in Chicago she completed a stint as co-chair of the. Financial Services Pipeline Initiative’s Steering Committee in conjunction with representatives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Chicago Community Trust. Perika currently serves on the Virginia Workforce Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Advisory Committee. She is chair of the Black Wealth Summit Advisory Board. She leads the Oakland Symphony’s Taskforce on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. She is also a member of the American Heart Association and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Chorus board of directors.

Perika is committed to serving in the communities in which she lives and works. She resides in Los Angeles, California.