Diversity Management, News and Updates
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf has apologized after offensive and inaccurate comments he made about diverse talent pipelines on a Zoom call this summer were made public. Reuters broke the news on Sept. 22 after uncovering details of the Zoom meeting in which Scharf lamented a lack of Black talent…
During DiversityInc’s virtual 2020 Top 50 Announcement Event, talent leaders from AT&T (DiversityInc Hall of Fame), ADP (No. 4 on The DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2020) and Hilton (No. 2 in 2020) shared their insights into the benefits of formal sponsorship programs for both sponsors and protégés….
DiversityInc Founder and Chairman Luke Visconti, along with five other expert panelists, offered their perspectives and experience during the House Committee on Financial Services hearing, entitled: “Diversity in the Boardroom: Examining Proposals to Increase the Diversity of America’s Boards.” Or, in most cases, the lack of diversity in America’s boardrooms. …
The Detroit Youth Choir brought the house down on American’s Got Talent (AGT) on Tuesday. The choir performed Macklemore’s hit song, “Can’t Hold Us.” Detroit Youth Choir director, Anthony White, arranged the song with a twist. The intro started as a rousing hymn and then the choir, made up of…
Girish Ganesan was named as TD Bank’s Head of U.S. Talent in November. He oversees end-to-end talent strategy for the Bank including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Executive Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Employee Experience, Learning & Development and Diversity & Inclusion. Previously, he was based out of Toronto in an Enterprise Human…
GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra and nonprofit leaders today introduced new, innovative programs designed to encourage young people to go into technology and engineering professions and improve teacher training in STEM-related subjects. Noting rapid technological advancements in electrified and self-driving vehicles, cybersecurity and connectivity, Barra said automakers’ futures depend…