Ms. Cynthia ‘Cynt’ Marshall has been a dynamic force for inclusion and diversity within the Dallas Mavericks organization and over a 36-year career at AT&T. When Cynt was hired as the new CEO of the Mavs in March 2018, she set her sights on a culture transformation and successfully brought transparency, trust and her values-based leadership style that evolved the company culture in her first 100 days.

Before joining the Mavs, Ms. Marshall founded Marshalling Resources, a consulting firm specializing in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Culture Transformation and overall optimization of people resources.

Texas Black Expo is pleased to count Ms. Marshall, a proven leadership pioneer, thought leader, corporate changemaker, and community contributor, among our corporate partners who advise, support, and contribute towards our mission to create economic prosperity and build awesome communities for African Americans. 

Ms. Marshall’s notoriety began many years ago as a young Officer at AT&T. It grew exponentially when she served as Senior Vice President – Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer at AT&T. It was here that she led the team that created a world-class Diversity and Inclusion culture, landing AT&T in the top 3 on Diversity Inc’s 2017 Top 50 list of companies and spearheaded the work that, for the first time, placed AT&T on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list in 2017.

Before her SVP-Human Resources and Chief Diversity Office roles, Ms. Marshall served as President of AT&T North Carolina, where she became the first African-American chair of the North Carolina State Chamber of Commerce.

Ms. Marshall has been widely recognized and celebrated for her visionary leadership and impressive ability to get things done for decades. She is a recipient of the 2020 Girl Scouts of America Lifetime Achievement award (2020), was touted as one of Adweek’s 30 Most Powerful Women in Sports, was honored with the Women of Power Legacy Award by Black Enterprise (2019), is the recipient of the National ATHENA® Leadership Program Award, was named by Forbes as one of “15 of the World’s Most Inspiring Female Leaders,” and on several occasions, was selected as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America” by Black Enterprise magazine, among numerous other accolades.

Texas Black Expo looks forward to a continued, productive partnership with Ms. Marshall and the Dallas Mavericks organization as we work together to drive economic empowerment and wealth-building programs designed to improve lives in our community.

We offer a heartfelt thank you to Ms. Marshall and the Dallas Mavericks for their continued collaboration and support.

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