No. 22: KPMG

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  • No. 3 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees
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Why It’s on the List

KPMG Chairman and CEO John Veihmeyer personally reviews and signs off on diversity metrics and progress. He meets with the firm’s resource groups quarterly and has Kathy Hannan, national managing partner, diversity and corporate social responsibility, reporting directly to him. Veihmeyer chairs the diversity council, which meets monthly and has rotational positions for resource-group members.

KPMG received the Top Company for Talent Pipeline award at DiversityInc’s November 2011 special awards event. All of the firm’s managers participate in its cross-cultural mentoring programs. The programs have measurable goals to assess success, and there is formal follow-up. There is cross-cultural training for mentors. Mentoring relationships are formally evaluated on a yearly basis.

The firm has more than 100 resource groups nationwide, and 40 percent of all employees are in at least one group. Seventeen percent of all employees are in more than one group. Senior executives are members of each group, and the groups are used for identifying and nurturing management talent and mentoring. KPMG also received our award as the Top Company for Employee-Resource Groups in 2009.

KPMG exhibits a strong commitment to its supplier-diversity program. It spends 6.4 percent and 4.4 percent of total procurement with Tier I (direct contractor) minority- and women-owned businesses, respectively. Procurement-management compensation is tied to successful results, and there is formal training and mentoring for diverse suppliers.

KPMG received DiversityInc’s Top Company for Talent Pipeline special award in 2011.
Diversity Leadership
John B. Veihmeyer Photo John B. Veihmeyer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:“KPMG considers diversity a strategic imperative, and key to achieving our business objectives. It’s essential to attracting and retaining talented professionals, serving our clients, and competing successfully in a global marketplace. Diversity is also a significant differentiator for our firm because it drives the type of innovative thinking and value our clients expect us to deliver.”
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan Photo Kathy Hopinkah Hannan
National Managing Partner, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility:“Our diversity efforts create natural synergies with our clients, suppliers and communities as we all try to address the same priorities. Whether it’s fostering an inclusive work environment, developing future leaders or addressing social issues that have a direct impact on our sustainability as an enterprise, diversity is critical to our success.”
Company Information

U.S. Headquarters: New York

Global Employees: 145,000

U.S. Employees: 22,093

Last Year’s DiversityInc Top 50 Ranking: No. 29
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