Edward E. Whitacre
Chairman & CEO
Belinda Grant-Anderson
Vice President
Leadership Development & Diversity
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Why It's on the Top 50: The telecom industry long has been a national leader in Supplier Diversity and this company also excels at its Human Capital demographics and its Corporate Communications, especially its diversity training, which is mandatory for the entire work force. AT&T now combines four companies, three of which have been Top 50 mainstays--SBC Communications, BellSouth and Cingular Wireless.
Description: Largest telecom company in the United States, with more than 66.5 million access lines in service.
From Chairman and CEO Edward E. Whitacre Jr.: "AT&T is dedicated to having a diverse and inclusive work force and to working with diverse suppliers to serve our customers. Diversity makes AT&T a better company. It helps make us an employer of choice, a preferred business partner and an important contributor to the communities we serve."
Diversity Strengths: Fifty percent of its new hires were people of color, compared with 42 percent for the Top 50. The U.S. work force has 29 percent people of color. Of its female workers, 46 percent are women of color, compared with 38 percent for the Top 50. In management, the demographics for women and people of color also are strong. For example, 42 percent of women in management received promotions, compared with 34 percent for the Top 50. The company also has unbiased retention in management, meaning its rates are level for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity or gender. For Supplier Diversity, AT&T provides financial assistance to its diverse suppliers (only 57 percent of the Top 50 do this) and mentors them as well (82 percent of the Top 50 do this).
Recent Diversity Success: In 2005, AT&T's tuition program assisted more than 3,500 candidates, 58 percent of whom were women and 37 percent of whom were people of color.
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Top 50 Rank: 3
Specialty Lists: No. 1 on the Top 10 Companies for African Americans, No. 3 on the Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention
Industry: Telecommunications
Main Competitors: Verizon, Sprint Nextel, Cox Communications, Comcast, Time Warner Cable
U.S. Headquarters: San Antonio, Texas
Number of U.S. Employees: 300,237
Annual Revenue: $117.3 billion
% of Operations Outside U.S.: Not available
Key Personnel: Edward E. Whitacre Jr., chairman and CEO; Belinda Grant-Anderson, vice president, leadership development and diversity (For more on Edward E. Whitacre Jr. and Belinda Grant-Anderson, read page 60 of the March 2007 issue of DiversityInc magazine. Whitacre is also mentioned on page 78 of the October 2006 issue)
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