WASHINGTON (June 8, 2023) — The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced the appointment of Skip Spriggs as ULI’s chief strategy officer. In this role, Spriggs will help identify ULI’s strategic opportunities and priorities to chart the next chapter of the organization’s growth trajectory.

Spriggs has served in senior business roles at numerous Fortune 500 companies for over three decades, specializing in diversity and inclusion, executive and human resources leadership, and corporate board diversity.

“Skip’s vast business acumen and leadership experience will be a valuable asset for our team,” said Ron Pressman, ULI Global CEO. “He is a skilled collaborator with a proven track record of empowering teams to achieve great results. His expertise and teamwork will elevate ULI to the next phase of growth and opportunity – fulfilling our mission to connect and support our members, pool and share member knowledge and insight, and help members drive impact in communities around the world.”

“I’ve long admired ULI for its ambition and transformative mission,” Spriggs said. “Together with my colleagues on the senior leadership team, we will deliver a strategic plan that represents the goals of our membership, building upon a successful 80-year legacy. Deepening all aspects of collaboration and engagement with our global members will be critical to this process – the strategic plan will be developed by members and for members, with the ultimate objective to add value to their daily professional lives both now and for years to come.”

Before joining ULI, Spriggs was president and CEO of The Executive Leadership Council, the preeminent membership organization for Black CEOs, board directors, and senior Black executives committed to expanding the number of global Black executives in C-Suites, on corporate boards, and in global enterprises. He has also served as senior executive vice president and chief human resources officer at TIAA, where he led human resources strategy and execution for the firm’s global workforce.

In addition, Spriggs has held executive leadership roles at Boston Scientific, The Home Depot, Levi Strauss & Co., and CIGNA Corp.

Spriggs is the former compensation committee chair for the board of directors of ProSight Global Inc. and is Audit Committee Chair of the Washington Nationals Philanthropies Board. He also serves on the Advisory Panel of Centurion Health. He has previously served on the boards of TIAA, FSB (TIAA Direct), Savannah State University’s College of Business Administration, and the Institute for Corporate Productivity. He has been a member of the human resources advisory board for the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business. He is a National Academy of Human Resources Fellow and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Towson University.

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The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the institute has more than 46,000 members worldwide representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines. For more information on ULI, please visit uli.org, or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.