Douglas H. Brooks President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Brinker International, Inc. Headquarters: Dallas, Texas Website: www.brinker.com Primary Business: Parent Company of Restaurant brands Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy Revenues: $2.8 billion Employees: More than 100,000 2011 CEO in Action At Brinker International, our core values of growth, diversity, family, integrity,… Read the full article

Bob Kelly CEO, BNY Mellon Headquarters: New York City Website: www.bnymellon.com Primary Business: Financial Services Revenues: $13.6 billion Employees: 47,000 (six continents, 36 countries and 100 markets) 2011 CEO in Action For any global company that cares about performance, the decision to foster a diverse and inclusive workforce is not rocket science; it’s just good… Read the full article

Bruce A. Casella CEO and Commanding General, Army & Air Force Exchange Services Headquarters: Dallas, Texas Website: www.shopmyexchange.com Primary Business: Multi-channel Retailer Revenues: $9-10 billion Employees: 44,000 2011 CEO in Action Diversity and inclusion are so essential to the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s success that both are incorporated into the military command’s overall… Read the full article

By David Casey Vice President and Diversity Officer CVS Caremark By now, every seasoned diversity practitioner appreciates the importance of making the case for diversity in this way—using the language of business, tying proposed investments to results, and following up with quantitative analyses of how the needle moved and why that mattered to the bottom… Read the full article

by Dr. Charlita Shelton President University of the Rockies More and more companies and corporations are taking diversity seriously and are creating diversity departments within their organizations. Diversity officers are in turn establishing diversity initiatives with the goal of creating an inclusive work environment. For individuals in an organization to embrace the concept of diversity,… Read the full article

Sam Kim Vice President, U.S. E-Commerce Group W.W. Grainger, Inc. What is your definition of leadership? A great leader is able to harness the power and wisdom of a diverse team. You need a vision and a strong imagination that enables you to transfer innovation from outside the box into the box. A leader needs… Read the full article

by Donald Fan Senior Director, Office of Diversity Walmart According to the 2009 survey of the Committee of 100, most Americans (73%) believe Asian Americans have made significant contributions to the American culture. By contrast, two Senate seats, six House of Representative seats, and only 1.5% of Fortune 500 corporate board seats are held by… Read the full article

By T. Hudson Jordan Director, Global Diversity & Talent Strategies Pitney Bowes, Inc. Diversity within an organization has evolved over the years to encompass the many ways in which people differ from one another. Early diversity conversations may have focused solely on race, while today, the term diversity encompasses a range of factors that influence… Read the full article

by Josefine van Zanten Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion Royal Dutch Shell, PLC Since the mid-nineties, Shell’s work on Diversity and Inclusion has achieved a great deal. Many of the initiatives designed to develop the careers of women and under-represented groups across the organization have now become embedded in the company’s everyday systems and processes.… Read the full article

As a global company that operates in more than 90 countries worldwide, Royal Dutch Shell PLC is, by its nature, a diverse organization. It works in a huge range of different geographical locations with a workforce that incorporates many different nationalities and cultures.