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James C. Burroughs II

Senior Vice President, Government and Community Relations, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer

Company: Children’s Minnesota
Role: Session Presenter

James Burroughs is the senior vice president, Government and Community Relations, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Children’s Minnesota. He is responsible for advancing equity and inclusion across the organization as well as leading advocacy, government affairs, and community relations. He joined Children’s Minnesota as the organization’s first chief Equity and Inclusion officer in January 2019.

His key focus areas include patient quality initiatives, employee recruitment and retention strategies, organizational culture, and increasing financial investment with diverse businesses and initiatives that address the social determinants of health for patients and families. He also leads the Children’s Minnesota efforts to foster community relations and accelerate engagement in government affairs to advocate for policies that positively impact the health and well-being of children.

James has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of nonprofit management, equity, diversity, and inclusion, as well as employment law. Prior to Children’s Minnesota, he served in the Office of Governor Mark Dayton, where he was the State of Minnesota’s first chief Inclusion officer. Mr. Burroughs has a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., and completed his Bachelor of Arts in political science at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. He is the proud father of Teresa Ann Burroughs.

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