Reimagining Leadership Pipelines in the Age of AI | UNCAGED With Monique D Jefferson

Monique Jefferson is the Chief People Officer at The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a mission-driven Community Development Financial Institution dedicated to expanding access to quality, affordable multifamily housing. In her role, Monique leads CPC’s long-term human capital strategy, ensuring the organization’s people practices enable growth, resilience, and impact in a highly complex business. A trusted advisor to executive teams and boards, Monique brings a human-first leadership philosophy grounded in accountability, equity, and results. She is known for aligning organizational strategy with talent, culture, and operating models that scale, with a particular focus on how change is experienced by employees, especially those from historically marginalized groups.With more than 20 years of global experience across financial services, legal, insurance, nonprofit, and professional services organizations, Monique has led regional and global teams through periods of transformation and growth. Her background spans senior HR leadership roles where she partnered closely with C-suite executives to design and deliver value-add human capital solutions across talent and performance management, total rewards, succession planning, leadership development, and workforce strategy.Beyond her executive role, Monique is deeply committed to mentorship, community impact, and advancing inclusive leadership. She is passionate about developing the next generation of leaders and contributing her expertise to organizations aligned with equity, opportunity, and social good.