RANDY WALKER
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Henry Ford Health System
FROM DISHWASHER TO C-SUITE
By: Damon Autry
The successes we garner in life and the necessary mindset we develop along the way are often the result of experiences that can be traced back to our formative years. For Randy Walker, vice president and chief diversity officer at Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), that is indeed the case.
Walker grew up on Detroit’s west side as one of nine children. The family’s economic resources were in short supply, but that never stopped young Randy Walker from wanting more in life. Consequently, he started working as a 10-year-old newspaper carrier and later as a stock boy at a neighborhood grocery store. “Working at such a young age gave me independence and a way to have my own source of income to support some of my own personal spending desires,” Walker says. He then cracks a slight grin. “I made some good money, too.”
