Kenneth D. Barrett — Chief Diversity Officer at General Motors

Mr. Kenneth D. Barrett, Ken has been the Chief Diversity Officer of General Motors Company since April 2012. Before joining GM, Mr. Barrett served as the Under Secretary of Defense's Acting Director, Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity, in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, Barrett had five years of experience as the US Navy's Diversity Director. Mr. Barrett served as a Sales/Leasing Consultant of General Motors Saturn Division from December 2000 to October 2004. Mr. Barrett has worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service since October 2003. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in numerous capacities from June 1982 to December 2000. During his tenure at the U.S. Postal Service, Mr. Barrett occupied numerous management positions such as supervisor, mails and delivery; superintendent station/branch operations; superintendent, support services, manager, customer services and operations support specialist. Among Mr. Barrett's duties, were included special assignments in training and auditing. In 1984, Mr. Barrett began his career with the US Navy. After commissioning through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, he held positions in engineering and operations. Mr. Barrett served as a Director of Mailtec Inc. since June 23, 2005.