Target (No. 29 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2021) seems to have hit the bullseye. The retail giant recently released its 2020 Workforce Diversity Report, sharing and breaking down disaggregated racial and gender data across all levels of the organization. To expand on the report’s…
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Archived: EY's David O'Brien: The Power of Authentic Storytelling
David attended a Jesuit college and the Wharton School of Business, and became a licensed CPA. That led him to EY (then Ernst & Young) 27 years ago, where he found his true professional passion”understanding the power of communications in realizing positive change.” He and his wife, Noreen, married in…
Archived: McDonald's CEO to Retire; Black Fortune 500 CEOs Decline by 33% in Past Year
Thompson The announced retirement of McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson means the number of Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies will drop by a third (from a year ago) when he steps down March 1. Clarence Otis resigned as CEO of Darden Restaurants at the end of 2014. When Thompson retires…
Archived: Wells Fargo Names Michelle Lee Top East Coast Community Banking Exec
Michelle Lee didn’t plan on being a banker. Now, she’s about to become one of the most influential bankers in the country. Lee, currently the executive vice president and Northeast regional president at Wells Fargo, is moving from her Summit, N.J. base to Charlotte, N.C., where she will replace Laura…
Archived: Video: The Power of Diversity in a Global Economy
Mark Weinberger Global Chairman and CEO EY Mark Weinberger is the Global Chairman and CEO of EY, a leading global professional services organization that provides assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. With 175,000 people in more than 150 countries, EY is one of the largest professional services organizations in the…
Archived: Video: Q&A With Mike Ullman, CEO, JCPenney
Mike Ullman CEO JCPenney Mike Ullman returned as Chief Executive Officer of JCPenney in 2013 to lead a turnaround after an unsuccessful strategy to move the retailer upmarket. He retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JCPenney in January 2012, having served since December 2004. From February 2002 to…
Archived: Juan Carlos Morales and Chris Van Buren: Why 2 Top Execs Moved to TIAA-CREF
By Barbara Frankel Morales, Van Buren Finding high-level Black or Latino talent is a challenge for many organizations. They can learn a lesson from TIAA-CREF, which recently brought on Juan Carlos Morales,Chief Financial Officer for TIAA-CREF Asset Management, and Chris Van Buren, Senior Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer, TIAA-CREF…
Archived: EY Global CEO Mark Weinberger: 'High-Performance Teams Have to be Diverse and Inclusive'
LUKE VISCONTI: Your background seems to be exceptional for a CEOthe government-service aspect of it was particularly interesting. How do you think your diversity of experiences added value to you as a leader at EY MARK WEINBERGER: I did work in government for a long period of time, in different…
Archived: VIDEO: Wells Fargo's Kevin MossLife's Lessons on Diversity
For Wells Fargo Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Kevin Moss, a new marriage has changed not only his personal life, but brought new perspective to his professional life. “My wife is Filipino, and I’ve recently gone through a second marriage where I’ve had to integrate two very different…
Archived: VIDEO: Wells Fargo's Rich LevyDiversity Needs to Be Actionable
For Wells Fargo Executive Vice President and Controller Rich Levy, diversity and inclusion is all about opportunity. “My mother was first-generation here, came from Eastern Europe. We were able to see struggle and challenges on a personal note growing up,” he told DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti. “The opportunities have really…