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• No. 9 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Global Diversity

In its second year on the list, Dell continues to make substantial progress in creating an inclusive workplace. The company increased the diversity of its representation on several levels and redefined its competencies to make diversity and inclusion a priority to all employees.

The company has dramatically increased the utilization of its resource groups this year and will be honored as DiversityInc’s Top Company for Resource Groups at our Oct. 11 special-awards dinner in New York City. Dell now has seven global groups, three of which have formal chapters outside of the United States: WISE (Women in Search of Excellence), PRIDE (for the LGBT population) and TrueAbility (for employees or family members of people with disabilities).

Dell asks each group to provide a charter of their strategy and mission and requires that the groups submit annually their results, targeted goals and objectives. Group leaders are asked to articulate a strong value proposition for members. Value-added programs include: a six-month Cross ERG Leadership Series, a speaker series focused on career development, and brown-bag sessions to help group members learn new software and social-media applications.

The commitment to diversity starts at the top, with Chairman and CEO Michael Dell visibly supporting diversity, holding executives accountable for results, and meeting in small-group sessions as well as virtual meetings with resource groups regularly.

Dell will receive DiversityInc’s 2012 Top Company for Resource Groups special award.

U.S. Headquarters: Round Rock, Texas

Global Employees: 100,300

U.S. Employees: 39,645

Last Year’s DiversityInc Top 50 Ranking: No. 30