Title: Chief Diversity Director
Workplace: Richards, Layton & Finger
Alma Maters: Temple University School of Law, St. Joseph’s University
Boards: Redwood Trust Company, Inc., Forum of Executive Women, Structured Finance Association
What was your first job? “My first job was scooping ice cream at Hillary’s Ice Cream Parlor on the Main Line in Pennsylvania. I could make a mean milk shake and you never had a better banana split.”
Doneene Damon is a trailblazing attorney who became the first woman of color to lead a major Delaware law firm when she was named president of Richards, Layton & Finger, the state’s largest firm, in 2019. While her term ended in 2022, Damon continues to chair RLF’s Corporate Trust and Agency Services Group as an expert in statutory trusts, asset-backed securities, private equity funds, and more. She was also named the firm’s first Chief Diversity Director, where she is improving efforts to attract and retain a diverse attorney workforce.
