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InterDigital’s Jannie Lau Appointed to Comcast NBCUniversal Joint Diversity Advisory Council

May 2017/ Posted By: Kelly Capizzi

<p>InterDigital is delighted to announce that our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, <a href="http://www.interdigital.com/leadership/jannie-k-lau">Jannie Lau</a>, was recently appointed to the innovative and highly regarded Comcast NBCUniversal Joint Diversity Advisory Council (JDC).&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Comcast NBCUniversal JDC, comprised of national leaders in business, politics and civil rights, provides advice to senior executive teams at Comcast and NBCUniversal regarding their development and implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives in the following five focus areas: Governance, Our People, Supplier Diversity, Programming and Community Investment. The JDC includes four nine-member Diversity Advisory Councils representing the interests of African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics and women. It also has representatives from other diverse groups, including Native Americans, veterans, people with disabilities and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Jannie was appointed to a two-year term on the Asian American Advisory Council, serving alongside other leaders from Morgan Stanley, UPS, Coca-Cola, the NAACP, National Urban League, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Asian Americans Advancing Justice and U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, among others.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We are proud to share the news and congratulate Jannie!</p>