As President of the AT&T Foundation and Assistant Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, Nicole oversees the philanthropic budget and CSR marketing/communications efforts for AT&T. She is the Chair of the AT&T Employee Relief Fund, a public charity funded by employee and corporate donations to provide financial assistance to employees impacted by natural disasters and personal hardships.

Prior to this role, Nicole oversaw AT&T Aspire – a multi-million-dollar philanthropic commitment to drive innovation in education by connecting young people with opportunities. She began her career at AT&T as part of its flagship leadership development program.

Nicole’s commitment to finding new solutions for social issues started at an early age watching her father design affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area and accompanying him to community meetings. She joined a Congressional campaign soon after college that took her from her native Bay Area to Washington, DC. After working on the Hill as a legislative analyst handling issues from education to telecommunications, she took her experience to the University of California’s Federal Relations office and next, to AT&T.

Nicole serves on the board of Independent Sector, the Dallas Zoological Society, and the Commit Partnership, an organization to drive student achievement throughout Dallas County by leveraging data and community expertise. She is a former chair of the Conference Board’s CSR Council. Nicole holds a B.A. in political science from UC San Diego, and an M.B.A. from UT Austin.