Diversity Management, News and Updates
During a Jan. 19 virtual roundtable event, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson moderated a panel of CEOs, discussing how to take action against racial inequalities with a specific focus on the business community in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte Corporate Community Roundtable featured TIAA CEO Roger Ferguson, Novant Health CEO Carl…
During INROADS’s 50th Anniversary Diversity Summit, which took place Nov. 4-6, 2020, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson delivered a virtual keynote address on the power of disruption to create irreversible, sustainable change. Her speech conveyed why diversity, fairness and equal access are relevant to business leaders — and society as a…
During DiversityInc’s Top 50: Leadership Accountability event on Nov. 4, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson led a fireside chat with Keybank Chairman, CEO and President, Chris Gorman on the subject of talent readiness in the corporate world. Gorman, whose company ranked No. 35 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity…
During DiversityInc’s Nov. 4 Women of Color and Their Allies event, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson held a virtual fireside chat with Karyn Twaronite, EY’s global diversity and inclusiveness officer and U.S. executive committee member, about how white women can be authentic allies to women of color. EY is a DiversityInc…
Xavier University in Louisiana, one of the nation’s 99 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), was recently awarded $20 million — the largest endowment in the school’s history — from an anonymous donor. As private wealthy donors signify an unprecedented push to support HBCUs’ growing needs, PwC (DiversityInc Hall of…
Last week, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson spoke with Shannon Schuyler, principal, chief purpose and inclusion officer at PwC (DiversityInc 2020 Top 50 Hall of Fame), on actions white people can take to be allies to the Black community. They also covered topics related to understanding white privilege and taking allyship…
DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson spoke today on how leaders can be morally courageous and speak out against the racial injustice. Her fireside video chat with Lisa Kaplowitz, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Women in Business at Rutgers University Business School addressed racism, allyship and the power of…
Marriott International (No. 2 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) President and CEO Arne Sorenson discusses a range of topics, from purpose to allyship, in a one-on-one interview with DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson. Related Video: Marriott International’s David Rodriguez on How to Increase Employee Engagement Tangibly
Carolynn Johnson, DiversityInc CEO, discussed allyship on the “Karen Hunter Show” on SiriusXM’s Urban View on Monday. “I have no interest in trying to — and I view all of this as help, let’s just be clear — I have no interest in trying to help people that show up…
DiversityInc Founder and Chairman Luke Visconti embodies what it means to be an ally, and CEO Carolynn Johnson said it best in welcoming him to the stage for his session at the 2019 Women of Color and Their Allies event on Oct. 2 in Atlanta. “There’s no better person to…
