Nzinga Shaw
Nzinga “Zing” Shaw is the president and& CEO of Attack the Glass LLC (ATG) (ATG), a dynamic organization founded in 2019 with a bold mission to amplify dimensions of diversity across every facet of the human experience. As a seasoned C-suite executive, Zing brings extensive hands-on experience and knowledge spanning DEI, human capital management, change and crisis management, marketing, community engagement and more.
With a background in pioneering DEI work, including as the first cChief DEI oOfficer at several blue-chip organizations, including Starbucks and the National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks and& State Farm Arena, Zing is known for launching groundbreaking initiatives such as the MOSAIC symposium and spearheading efforts to celebrate the LGBTQ and differently -abled communities in professional sports.
In addition to her role at ATG, Zing serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business and previously created curriculum and taught at Fisk University. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including multiple “40 Under 40” accolades, and holds positions on several prominent boards, including ColorComm and Rising Media Stars while serving the Board of Trustees at Bennett College. Zing is a member of The Links, Incorporated and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Zing is a proud recipient of two Honorary Doctorate degrees in Humane Letters from LeMoyne Owen College and Morris Brown College, respectively.
Zing holds a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a and a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College, and she is a proud recipient of two Honorary Doctorate degrees in Humane Letters from LeMoyne Owen College and Morris Brown College, respectively. When she’s not driving change in the corporate world, Zing enjoys interior design, international travel, and spending time with her husband Keith and three children, Lacy, Hudson, and Trey.