Biography

Gerry Borja is a Senior Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager responsible for engagement initiatives with Communities, Interns and Veterans at Oracle. Prior to Oracle, Gerry grew up a proud US Navy brat and also served in the US Army. Gerry has worked at all levels in HR to include operations and management. He has worked for both large corporations and start-ups in the Silicon Valley (San Jose) and San Diego.

California-based Oracleis a global provider of enterprise cloud computing, with more than 430,000 customers and annual revenues greater than US$37.7 billion. Deployed across industries in more than 175 countries, Oracle technology empowers businesses of all sizes on their journey to digital transformation.

In addition to his HR program management responsibilities, through and for Oracle, Gerry is the primary Diversity & Inclusion liaison for military veteran engagement, internally and externally. He leads Oracle’s Veteran Internship and Mentorship Programs, Veteran Impact Council and is a board member of the company’s Veteran Employee Resource Group. He has spoken and presented on Employer Panels at national conferences, Balboa Naval Medical Center, Wounded Warrior Battalion at Camp Pendleton, the Veterans Transition Assistance Programs and colleges and universities. He is also the primary lead for Diversity & Inclusion’s Community Action and Impact volunteerism events nationwide which provides Outreach and Inreach STEM career guidance and exploration to the under-served and under-represented youth population, backpack stuffing events in underserved neighborhoods and care package events for deployed troops. During the summers, he facilitates Oracle’s United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Scholars Internship Program across various Oracle campuses.

Gerry was a scholarship cadet and Distinguished Military Graduate and received a B.S. degree. In addition to various military and civilian schools, He has completed numerous HR, Diversity and Recruiting related professional assessments and trainings.