Janice Underwood

Janice Bell Underwood is an American educator who was the first director of United States Office of Personnel Management's Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility and the governmentwide chief diversity officer from 2022 to 2024. She is the vice president of diversity at Disney Experiences. Underwood was previously the first chief diversity officer of the Virginia state government from 2019 to 2022.

Life Underwood was born to Michael and Virginia Bell. She earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University (ODU). In May 2022, Underwood was appointed as the first director of the United States Office of Personnel Management's Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility and the governmentwide chief diversity officer. In 2024, she joined Disney Experiences as its vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion talent outreach and development.