Cynt Marshall was appointed to CEO of the Dallas Mavericks in 2018, becoming the first woman to lead the team’s front office. Cynt graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with degrees in Business Administration and Human Resources Management and holds two honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degrees from Livingstone College and Bennett College. Cynt’s notoriety began many years ago as a young Officer at AT&T and grew exponentially when she served as Senior Vice President – Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer at AT&T.  There she was responsible for identifying and developing leaders, aligning employees with the company’s vision and priorities, overseeing major business unit HR support, performance development, employee engagement, skills transformation initiatives, EEO and Affirmative Action. Cynt also led the team that created a world class Diversity and Inclusion culture, landing AT&T in the top 3 on Diversity Inc’s 2017 Top 50 list of companies.  She also spearheaded the work that for the first time placed AT&T on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list in 2017, one of only two Fortune 50 companies.  Most recently, Cynt was selected as one of the 2019 Women of Power Legacy Award honorees by Black Enterprise.
 

When Cynt was hired as the new CEO of the Dallas Mavericks in 2018, she set her sights on a culture transformation.  Her vision was for the Mavericks organization to become the NBA standard for inclusion and diversity, and she brought transparency, trust and her values-based leadership style that evolved the company culture in her first 100 days. She has chaired a variety of non-profit boards and is currently on the board of Dallas CASA and a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC).