Stephanie Childs

Stephanie Childs is Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations, Diageo North America, a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer. In her role, she is part of the executive leadership team of Diageo’s market-leading North America business and supports a committed group of corporate relations professionals. She sits on the Boards of the American Distilled Spirits Alliance and the British American Business Council.

Prior to joining Diageo, Stephanie served as Vice President, Global Government Relations, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C), a leader in personal care products and professional cleaning supplies. At K-C, Stephanie was recognized for her dedication to leading with purpose, integrating social impact programming into public policy initiatives. She was awarded the Tom Mielke award for outstanding caring leadership and the General Counsel’s award for transformative leadership.

Stephanie has extensive executive experience in the public and private sectors, including as Vice President, Federal Government Relations for PepsiCo and Vice President of Global Government Affairs for the multinational IT services company, Cognizant Technology Solutions. She also led the government relations organization of the United States Postal Service, the largest postal service in the world, and served as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for International Trade at the United States Department of Commerce.

After graduating law school, Stephanie worked at the US Senate Judiciary Committee and in the White House Office of Special Messages and Correspondence. She earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia. The proud mother of two young adults, she lives in her hometown of Washington, DC.