No. 15: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
Robert Lufrano Chairman & CEO Tony Jenkins Vice President Cultural Competence and Diversity Systems	Why It's on the Top 50: In its fifth year competing for the Top 50, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida continues to distinguish itself from the pack with its strong Human Capital showing and its CEO Commitment. Description: Florida's largest health-insurance provider, with more than 8 million members statewide. From Chairman and CEO Robert Lufrano: "As part of our mission and leadership role in the business community, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida encourages and promotes diversity in all that we do. At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, diversity is not an empty word or the latest buzz phrase. It means a solid and living commitment to valuing, celebrating and leveraging the richness of our members and employees, and we are proud that we continue to meet the challenges of the diverse and ever-changing communities we serve." Diversity Strengths: Chairman and CEO Robert Lufrano meets regularly with employee-resource groups (70 percent of the Top 50 do this). Twenty-eight percent of managers are people of color (the Top 50 average is 25 percent). The company allocates 50 percent of its philanthropic efforts to ethnic and GLBT charities (the Top 50 average is 33 percent). And 14.3 percent of its procurement goes to minority- and women-owned suppliers (the Top 50 average is 9.7 percent). Recent Diversity Success: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida hosted the first Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Blue Diversity Conference in Orlando, Fla., in April. More DiversityInc Articles on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida: People and Places: Tony Jenkins, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Money Talks: Diversity Incentives Make the Difference Five Ways Employee Surveys Work for Everyone	Top 50 Rank: 15 Specialty Lists: No. 5 on the Top 10 Companies for Executive Women, No. 10 on the Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention Industry: Health Insurance Main Competitors: Aetna, Cigna, United Health Group U.S. Headquarters: Jacksonville, Fla. Number of U.S. Employees: 8,500 Annual Revenue: $7.47 billion % of Operations Outside U.S.: none Key Personnel: Robert Lufrano, chairman and CEO; Tony Jenkins, vice president of cultural competence and diversity systems SEARCH GREAT JOBS AT  START YOUR JOB SEARCH NOW:

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