Astrid Benedetto (she/her)
Astrid is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy Manager at U.S. Bank. She leads the strategy for the Asian, Disability and Native American employee segments. In her role she drives the strategic alignment for talent development and retention of these segments. She also leads several Business Resource Group chapters responsible for developing best-in-class employee group programming to build deeper and broader relationships internally and externally with community partners.
Prior to joining U.S. Bank, Astrid was a project manager for the internal audit team at Target Corporation. She is also an entrepreneur of an events marketplace startup in Minneapolis called Picabash, and served as Program and Hospitality Director for Women Entrepreneurs of Minnesota (WeMN). She started her career at Archer Daniels Midland as an accountant.