Brian Williams, MD, FACS Associate Professor, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Education: MD, University of South Florida College of Medicine; BS, aeronautical engineering, United States Air Force Academy Company Name: University of Chicago Medicine Industry: Hospital Company CEO: Thomas Jackiewicz Company Headquarters Location: Chicago, Illinois Anyone Can Make a Difference After I delivered the news… Read the full article

Candace L. Strother Director of Diversity and Inclusion Education: Bachelor of Science, business administration (concentration, marketing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Company Name: Vortex Companies Industry: Trenchless Infrastructure Company CEO: Michael Vellano Company Headquarters Location: Houston, Texas Number of Employees: 360 Words you live by: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t… Read the full article

Danielle Conley Partner and Co-Chair, Anti-Discrimination Practice Education: JD cum laude, Howard University School of Law; BA, English and African Diaspora studies, Tulane University; Clerkship, The Hon. Rosemary M. Collyer, US District Court for the District of Columbia Company Name: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Industry: Law Company CEO: Susan Murley and Robert… Read the full article

By Janet and Gary Smith Business success requires a combination of factors that are more like a perfect storm than a perfect science; it is not just an easily assembled set of attributes and traits. Partnerships don’t always work, good ideas don’t always make it to market, and markets and customers don’t always perceive value… Read the full article

By Donald Fan, Senior Director of the Global Office of Culture, Diversity & Inclusion at Walmart, Inc. In the wake of the coronavirus, racial injustice, hate crime, and a declining economy, we realize that leading through crisis requires an inclusive mindset with decisive action and strength of purpose. Inclusive leaders believe that people are the… Read the full article

Innovation happens when aspiration and inspiration meet commitment and hard work, and turn powerful ideas into exciting realities. Innovations in diversity and inclusion show all of us new possibilities that can transform cultural and social landscapes across the globe. Innovative thinking invites us, as individuals and organizations, to embrace a new and better future. Profiles… Read the full article

English Italian By Claudio Guffanti, Founder of Unlimited Views Back when I began to study Diversity and Inclusion topics, I noticed a trend with Italian companies unaware of the intrinsic commercial value that D&I provides. Likewise, I was unable to find training courses in Italy that I considered worthwhile. Therefore, instead, I turned to the… Read the full article

English Italian A cura di Claudio Guffanti, Fondatore di Unlimited Views Anni fa, quando ho iniziato a studiare i temi di Diversità e Inclusione, la mia percezione era che in Italia fosse poco chiaro alle aziende quale grande opportunità di business si celasse dietro questo tema. Allo stesso modo, dopo aver cercato invano dei percorsi… Read the full article

By David Sunkin and Taylor Parks, Sheppard Mullin On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 979 (AB 979), an act that promises to greatly increase the diversity of the board of directors of a number of California-based publicly-traded corporations. AB 979 follows in the footsteps of Senate Bill 826… Read the full article

By Lorraine Hariton, President & CEO of Catalyst As President and CEO of Catalyst, a global nonprofit that works with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women, I am honored to introduce the 19th annual Women Worth Watching® issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal.… Read the full article