Comcast NBCUniversal's Gray making an impact on business and military
The 2021 NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola campaign is more than just a military appreciation platform — it‘s a campaign that salutes heroes next door. Each week, NASCAR.com will highlight multiple individuals in the week‘s race markets who have made a difference with their service both in the military and to their communities.
In the latest profile of a next-door hero, NASCAR.com is highlighting Rebecca Gray.
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Gray is currently the Executive Director of Military and Veteran Affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal and serves as a colonel in the Air National Guard. In her role with Comcast, she works collaboratively across the company developing programs and outreach to engage the veteran and military community. Gray also works on Comcast Lift Zones, a multi-year initiative to close the digital divide by delivering free WiFi to 1,000 local community centers, including those serving veterans and military families.
Before working at Comcast, she worked at Southern Company leading business partnerships with the U.S. Department of Defense. She also served as the CEO of Focused Community Strategies, an Atlanta-based nonprofit developing affordable urban housing, healthcare centers and youth and senior centers.
In 2007, she co-founded an International Baccalaureate charter school that teaches English and Mandarin Chinese to 800-plus students, many of whom come from low-income homes.
Gray was a recruited athlete to the United States Air Force Academy, where she was a three-time All-American in springboard diving. Having never considered military service before, she views her experiences at the academy as “life-changing” as she‘s now proudly served the country for more than 30 years.
Today, Gray continues her dedication to the nation‘s military as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion in the Air National Guard. In this role, she works to develop programs that take care of airmen by creating inclusive, supportive environments and addressing barriers preventing them from achieving their full potential.
In celebration of women‘s contributions to the nation‘s defense, Comcast NBCUniversal is supporting the Military Women‘s Memorial in Washington, D.C. The initiative aims to document the service of the nearly three million women who‘ve served with or in the U.S. Armed Forces.
To learn more about the women veterans national registry, go to womensmemorial.org.
