Soon Mee Kim

About Soon Mee

Soon Mee Kim is executive vice president and Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader for Porter Novelli, a global purpose communications consultancy within Omnicom Group. She is responsible for evaluating, implementing and developing policies, practices and programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. A dreamer and a doer, she is passionate about workplace culture, developing talent, counseling clients, and creating innovative campaigns and services that make an impact.

In 2018, PR Week and the PR Council named Soon Mee Agency Diversity Champion of the Year while Porter Novelli earned top honors for Best Agency Diversity Initiative. She initiated an industry-wide diversity pledge and today chairs the PR Council’s newly formed diversity community. As a member of the Atlanta Comfort Women Memorial Task Force, she helped establish a memorial spotlighting one of history’s largest instances of human trafficking and sexual slavery. Soon Mee serves on the board of directors for ColorComm, a business community for women of color in communications, and Synchronicity Theatre, an award-winning producer of smart, gutsy and bold theatre to uplift the voices of women and girls. She serves on the board of advisors for GAIN, the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network. She is an active member of Leadership Atlanta, co-chairing the women’s affinity group and supporting race education programming and service efforts. She is also a member of Atlanta Magazine’s editorial advisory board. She is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to diversity, race and gender.