Tucker will be responsible for establishing and implementing innovative diversity initiatives company wide, and for monitoring compliance with Boeing's overall diversity policy. Also, she will work to enhance relationships with community groups and to analyze and build upon the company's existing diversity performance. The position is based at the company's world headquarters in Chicago. Tucker brings to Boeing more than 28 years of experience in the field of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action from both the government and private enterprise. In 1990, President George H. Bush appointed her as a commissioner for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she served until 1996. Additionally, Tucker spent 10 years at the Illinois Department of Human Rights as its first director. Most recently, Tucker was president of Tucker Spearman & Associates, a consulting company that specializes in EEO management and compliance, where her clients included Fortune 500 companies in areas of the automotive and utility industries, and financial institutions. Tucker will report to Jim Dagnon, Boeing senior vice president, People. She will also be accountable to the company's Executive Council and have full access to the Office of the Chairman. A native of Illinois, Tucker received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois and a Jurist Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School.