Fran Dillard

Fran Dillard is the vice president and chief diversity inclusion officer (CDIO) at MicronTechnology. Micron is a world leader in innovative memory solutions and has more than 48,000 team members in 17 countries. In her role as CDIO, Fran oversees the global diversity programs, strategy, and solutions that support the company’s mission to enrich life for all. Her responsibilities also include overseeing Micron’s global employee relations team. Fran brings over two decades of executive leadership experience across multiple industries global diversity enterprise strategy and HR. Her corporate programs have been highlighted by Working Woman magazine, the National Association for Female Executives, and PRISMNational ERG Council. She was recently named one of Diversity Global Magazine’s 2022 Top15 Champions of Diversity and one of the Most Influential Executives in Diversity & Inclusion. Fran earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Texas at Arlington and also completed her executive MBA there. Fran deeply believes in smart collaboration and courageous leadership as key drivers for DEI progress. She is a natural problem solver focused on operational excellence who finds inspiration from this James Baldwin quote: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”