Eric Hutcherson is the Chief People & Inclusion Officer for Universal Music Group, where he will continue developing the culture fundamentally built on real diversity and inclusion and continuous improvement. He joins UMG from the NBA, where he managed a team that drove the NBA's global workforce strategy built on a commitment to attract, retain, develop and engage top talent for the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League. In this capacity, he partnered with the leagues' senior leadership to enable, empower and develop employees in 13 offices globally, leading global projects, processes and analytics that addressed business needs.

Previously, he was Managing Director and Chief HR Officer for the U.S. and Canada Division of Marsh, a leading global insurance brokerage firm. Before that, he held several leadership positions at Mercer, a financial services and human resource consulting firm, including Chief Human Resources Officer - Americas, and Global Leader for Mercer's Outsourcing and Global Operations and Shared Services businesses.

Hutcherson serves on the Board of Councilors for the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, the Senior Advisory Council for the National Association of African Americans in HR, the Executive Advisory Committee for CNBC. He also served on the Executive Board for Covenant House New York and was named to the Covenant House International Board. Additionally, he serve as strategic advisor to the Board of Directors for the Young Peoples Chorus; a multicultural youth chorus whose mission is to provide children of all economic and cultural backgrounds with a unique program of music education and choral performance.

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