Marredia Crawford, who is based in Baker McKenzie‘s Houston office, is the firm’s new Chief Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Officer, serving on the firm’s global leadership team.

Crawford has worked at Baker McKenzie for five years, and was director of Americas Inclusion & Diversity, before her promotion to the global role on Sept. 1. She is taking on the global role at a time when DEI programs are facing legal and legislative challenges in the U.S.