Real diversity leadership means taking a public stand for inclusion, even when it means breaking barriers. Ernst & Young Chairman and CEO Jim Turley was the first member of the Boy Scouts of America’s executive board to publicly urge the scouts to change the policy of excluding gay and lesbian adult leaders. AT&T Chairman, President and CEO Randall Stephenson, another Scouts board member, also issued a statement supporting diversity and inclusion.
Both companies are long-time diversity and inclusion leaders; Ernst & Young is No. 6 on The 2012 Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list and No. 4 in The Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees. AT&T is No. 4 in the Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 and No. 8 in The Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees. Both companies have a 100 percent rating on workplace equality for LGBT people from the Human Rights Campaign.
