Mia Mends

Ms. Mends has served as Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and CEO, Impact Ventures of Sodexo Inc., since May 1, 2021. Prior to this new role, she served as Sodexo’s Chief Administrative Officer, North America beginning in July 2019. Sodexo provides quality of life services, including dining and meal services, vending and convenience services, integrated facilities management services, and healthier workforce initiatives. Ms. Mends also leads SodexoMAGIC, a joint venture between Sodexo and Magic Johnson Enterprise. Prior to her current position, Ms. Mends was CEO of Sodexo’s Benefits & Rewards Services from 2015 until 2019, and Vice President, Sales, for the Americas Region in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 2012 until 2015. Before joining Sodexo, she was General Manager of the Prepaid Debit Card Division of Noventis Inc. Ms. Mends holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wellesley College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Ms. Mends serves on the boards of Girls Inc. and the EMERGE Fellows program and sits on the Business Leadership Council at Wellesley College and the Alumni Board of Harvard Business School. She is also a Corporate Director of Limeade Inc, an employee engagement software company.