Bio

Becky Curran is the Senior Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Disability:IN, where she leads efforts to cultivate and sustain relationships with key stakeholders, including corporate partners, Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBEs), and members of the disability community. She also plays a critical role in client-facing aspects of the Disability Index. Since joining the Index team in 2017, Becky has helped grow participation from 110 to 542 companies by 2024, quintupling engagement and significantly expanding Disability:IN’s impact.
Becky earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Providence College, where she first developed a passion for influencing change behind the scenes in media and entertainment. After graduation, she navigated a competitive job market, submitting over 1,000 applications, participating in 100 interviews, and completing three temp assignments, before landing a full-time position in the Entertainment Marketing and later the Comedy Touring departments at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency. She later joined CBS Television Studios, supporting casting for pilots and series.
During her time in the entertainment industry, Becky also co-founded the Catalina Film Festival, serving as its Marketing Director, and founded DisABILITY In Media, a platform that promotes positive disability inclusion storytelling across social media.
After six and a half years in entertainment, Becky launched a successful public speaking career. She has spoken at over 600 venues worldwide, passionately advocating for disability inclusion across education, media, and the workplace.
She later joined the Equity & Inclusion department at SAG-AFTRA, the world’s largest entertainment union, where she spent three and a half years supporting the implementation of a national diversity strategy to improve representation of historically excluded communities in media.
In addition to her professional work, Becky is an active community leader. She currently sits on the Board of Advisors for the National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ) at Arizona State University, Positive Exposure, the Providence College National Alumni Association Council, and Understanding Our Differences.
A tireless champion for inclusion who identifies as having both physical and mental health disabilities, Becky Curran continues to drive systemic change across industries, empowering people with disabilities and elevating diverse voices on a global scale.