Karrah Herring on the cover of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Indiana 250 2023 Special Edition Magazine

Karrah Herring was appointed by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb in November of 2020 to serve on his cabinet as Indiana’s first-ever Chief Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity Officer for the state. Prior to that role she worked for the University of Notre Dame for just shy of a decade, directing the University in the areas of workplace compliance, public affairs, strategic partnerships and workplace culture enhancement.

Karrah is a public relations and workplace culture expert whose 15-year career spans higher education, corporate and state government.  Herring travels across the globe leading seminars, serving as a keynote speaker and helping organizations and individuals take their culture and careers to higher heights.

A graduate of Purdue University and Valparaiso University School of Law, Herring has received a number of awards recognizing her service to Indiana and beyond. More than anything she wants people to know she is a mom, a wife, and a child of the King who is committed to empathy, civil discourse and serving others in order to do her part to create a more perfect union focused on growing common good for mankind.

Karrah Herring Awards and Recognition:

• Key to the City honor by Mayor James Mueller; 2023

• IBJ Indiana’s 250 Most Influential Business Leaders; 2023

• Indy’s Best and Brightest in Government Winner; 2023

• Indianapolis Minority Business Review Rosa Parks Trailblazer Award Winner; 2023

• Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumni Award; 2022

• Indiana Judge’s Association Champion of Justice Award; 2022

• IBJ Indiana 250 Most Influential Business Leaders; 2022

• IBJ 40 Leaders Under 40; 2022

• South Bend Regional Chamber 2021 Woman of Influence

• 2020 City of South Bend Black History Month Leaders Under 40 Community Service Award