Diversity Management, News and Updates
TIAA ranked No. 9 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2020. In celebration of Women’s History Month, each week this March TIAA hosted numerous events to recognize, uplift and empower women. The TIAA and Nuveen women’s business resource group (BRG) Achieve invited speakers and led programs…
TIAA — Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America — has announced that Thasunda Brown Duckett will become the company’s new CEO, succeeding Roger W. Ferguson Jr. who announced in November 2020 his plans to retire. With her appointment, Duckett will join newly named Walgreen’s CEO Rosalind Brewer as one…
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…
America’s biggest companies have profited greatly from the coronavirus, even as they drastically cut their workforce. In the ultimate example of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, a new Washington Post survey has revealed that between April and September, 45 of the 50 most valuable publicly traded…
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…
TIAA’s Michael Rochon, a senior director of digital strategy, is glad he advocated with senior leadership to adjust the company’s parental leave policy for all family structures when he and his husband adopted a baby boy.
Working as a woman in tech can have its challenges, especially since the industry is still male-dominated. Though women make up half (50%) of all U.S. workers in STEM occupations, according to research, however, Black and Hispanic workers continue to be underrepresented in the STEM workforce. Black professionals represent only…
Employee volunteering can bridge divisive social and cultural practices and help employees understand and bridge social and cultural divisions especially during the current political climate.
Originally published on tiaa.org. Has Increased Over Time Annual P-Fin Index survey also reveals that most people do not understand their own financial literacy strengths and weaknesses NEW YORK (April 7, 2020) – The fourth annual Personal Finance Index (P-Fin Index), released today by TIAA Institute and the George Washington University…
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services under congresswoman Maxine Waters issued a report this month that summarizes the Committee’s review of the diversity and inclusion practices in the U.S.’s largest banks. It found that although banks and other financial services firms tout their diversity and inclusion policies, the sector…