Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis is General Manager of Diversity & Inclusion for Toyota, based in Plano, TX.  He is responsible for integrating diversity into every aspect of Toyota’s business and fostering a culture of inclusion throughout the company.

Lewis joined Toyota as an administrator in the company’s Distribution Department.  He later moved to the Product Planning division where he worked on the development of future products and accessories.  He served in Sales Planning and Strategic Planning before moving to Toyota’s corporate office in New York, taking a Senior Manager role there in Corporate Strategy and Research.  Lewis has had a long-time interest in diversity and inclusion issues and has been outspoken in this area throughout his career.  That extracurricular work led to his current role leading the D&I team, first at Toyota Financial Services and now for the full Toyota enterprise.  Outside of the office, he serves on the boards of the LGBTQ Victory Institute and the North Texas LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce.

Lewis is originally from Augusta, Georgia.  He earned a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Georgia State University.  He lives with his husband Jason in Dallas.