lward23@nul.org

Laysha Ward is an accomplished C-suite executive with 30 years of leadership experience at Target. She assumed her current role in 2017, overseeing Target’s enterprise-wide efforts to engage and deepen relationships with cross-sector stakeholders. She is a founding member of the Racial Equity Action and Change committee (REACH), established in 2020 to help lead the organization’s strategy to drive lasting impact for Black team members, guests and communities. In 2008, President Bush nominated, and the U.S. Senate confirmed, Ward to serve on the board of directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the nation’s largest grant maker for volunteering and service. She continued to serve under the Obama administration, where she acted as board chair.  Ward serves on the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Advisory Board and the Stanford Center for Longevity Advisory Council.