Kipp Jarecke-Cheng

A self-identified diversity triple threat (queer, immigrant, person of color), Kipp champions LGBTQ+ visibility across Publicis Health, where he serves as Chief Communications Officer and volunteers with a variety of internal business resource groups, including Égalité, Pan-Asian Alliance, and Publicis Parents. In 2022, Kipp was named among PR Week’s Pride in PR Leaders and The Propel 100’s Most Influential Health Communications Professionals in the World. Kipp has shared intersectional LGBTQ+ stories across Publicis through a variety of programs, including interviews and fireside chats with drag superstar Peppermint, trans dad Aydian Dowling, novelist Darnell L. Moore, and New York Times food writer Eric Kim. He was previously nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Excellence in Journalism for a series about being transgender in the workplace for DiversityInc; was invited by then-Vice President Joe Biden to speak about queer fatherhood at the White House; and has been featured with his family in campaigns for Human Rights Campaign and Dove Men+Care. He is co-editor for SAGE Encyclopedia’s LGBTQ business section and a freelance writer for Tiny Beans, What to Expect, and Baby Center, where he has written about queer parenting, LGBTQ+ adoption, raising a transgender child, and other LGBTQ+ issues.