Georgette “Gigi” Dixon
Secretary, Trust Board of Directors
Executive Vice President and Head of External Engagement, Diverse Segments, Representation, and Inclusion, Wells Fargo & Company
Georgette “Gigi” Dixon is the executive vice president and head of External Engagement for Diverse Segments, Representation, and Inclusion. In this diversity-focused role, Gigi is responsible for stakeholder relationships, sponsorship activation, and advocacy and influencer strategies. Her team advances diversity, equity, and inclusion by leading and amplifying our efforts externally to ensure that people across our workforce, communities, and supply chain feel valued and respected and have equal access to resources, services, products, and opportunities to succeed. She is also a member of Wells Fargo’s Management Committee.
Gigi joined Wells Fargo in 1994 and prior to her current role, she was head of External Relations for Wells Fargo Government Relations and Public Policy (GRPP). Her team led national outreach and stakeholder engagement to address social and economic challenges facing our communities and the nation. She provided thought leadership, counsel, and resources by connecting and convening nongovernment institutions, think tanks, trade associations, advocacy groups, and academic institutions to promote Wells Fargo’s policy priorities.
Gigi also has served as marketing manager for Wholesale Banking, Small Business Banking, and Commercial Banking; director of Emerging (multicultural) Markets; and director of Strategic Partnerships for the Wells Fargo Foundation. She also served on the company’s Corporate Diversity Council for six years. Gigi joined Wells Fargo in 1994.
In 2005, Gigi was recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women to Watch by American Banker magazine. In 2023, Diversity Woman magazine named her as one their Elite 100: A Tribute to Black Women Executives.
She currently serves as a member of the NAACP national board of directors; vice chairman of the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. corporate advisory board; UnidosUS corporate advisory board member; chair of the Opera Carolina board of advisors; and trustee of the Trust for the National Mall. She is a member of the James Madison Council for the Library of Congress, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition board of directors, the National Urban League corporate advisory board, the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s 21st Century Council, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Gigi is also member of the Executive Leadership Council, which opens channels of opportunity for the development of black executives to positively impact businesses and communities.
Gigi has a Bachelor of Science, with distinction, from Tennessee State University in speech communications and theater as well as certificates in Corporate Community Involvement and Nonprofit Leadership from the Boston College Carroll School of Management. She also has an honorary doctorate degree from Livingstone College. Gigi resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.