GPT Consultants

As an entrepreneur, Geri Thomas founded GPT Consultants to partner with leading organizations to provide strategic vision and thought leadership in global human resources, diversity and inclusion, and staffing. Her firm counsels clients on strategies to advance diversity and inclusion. She advises on programs that afford a marketplace advantage in recruiting and retaining talent from historically underrepresented groups. For her work in diversity, she received the 2016 Ruby Award from the Center for Talent and Innovation, and in 2014 received the Firestarter Award from Re:Gender.

How GPT Consultants can help

Geri uses her expertise to advise organizations and groups on developing inclusive
practices. She considers her greatest strengths to be coaching and developing leaders, and making people’s lives
better through her committed, inspirational leadership and deep empathy for others. “I grew up in a culture
where community leadership was expected and required, and that has served me well in all of my roles,” she
says. Her open, engaging style and personal honesty establish trust with people, and these qualities enable her
to address difficult problems and motivate others to action.

Experience

Geri Thomas’s distinguished career includes 40-plus years of leadership at Bank of America, major contributions to diversity and inclusion, and consulting entrepreneurship. Her work at the bank culminated as Georgia State President and Chief Diversity Officer. In the president’s role, she drove business integration opportunities statewide to grow market share and deliver stellar service to individuals, companies, and institutional investors. She oversaw the company’s corporate social responsibility strategy in Georgia, including philanthropic grants, community development lending and investing, and volunteerism. 

As Bank of America’s Chief Diversity Officer, she served on the Global Diversity & Inclusion Council, and successfully positioned diversity on the CEO’s performance plan. Under her leadership, Bank of America was recognized by the Billion Dollar Roundtable for Supplier Diversity; named “best place to work for LGBT” by the Human Rights Campaign for ten consecutive years; named as one of the 50 Best Companies for Latinos to work by Latina Magazine; and cited as a 40-best-company by Black Enterprise magazine, which also named Geri a top diversity executive. She also convinced the bank’s management to sign an amicus brief in favor of same-sex marriage. Geri takes pride in her positive impact on the bank’s diversity and inclusion policies, which continue to thrive at the bank and among its global employees.

Andrea Smith

“To make positive and lasting change like Geri has done, you have to stop and listen to different points of view and make sure that everyone can participate in the dialogue. This leads to better programs and outcomes, but more importantly it helps make diversity and inclusion part of the culture.”

Purna Saggurti

“Geri has the courage to stand up and stand out.”

Geri Thomas

“It’s not just about women; it’s not just about people of color; it’s not just about folks who have disabilities. It’s about everyone being able to bring their 'whole self' to work and being able to contribute.”

Geri in the news

Women in Business: Q&A with Geri Thomas

Geri Thomas is Chief Diversity Officer and Georgia State President for Bank of America. She serves as the chief strategist and leader for diversity and inclusion globally and serves on the bank’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Council.

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Women Worth Watching

Relationships are equally important at work. When I began my career, I thought all I had to do was deliver results. Fortunately, I had mentors who said it’s about relationships and how you get results, not just the results themselves.

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Bank of America Diversity Exec Geri Thomas on Inclusion

“I get the most satisfaction witnessing the success of others, whether it’s seeing someone fulfill a dream of homeownership, or helping an entrepreneur grow their business from their living room to a skyscraper,” she beams.

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