Category: CEO in Action

Enrique Salem President and CEO, Symantec Headquarters: Mountain View, California Website: www.symantec.com Primary Business: Security, storage, and systems management solutions Revenues: $6.19 billion Employees: 20,000 Creating a Climate of Openness At Symantec, diversity is a business imperative. Innovation requires a work culture that fosters a curiosity about differing perspectives, a variety of backgrounds and life… Read the full article

Peter C. Roberts CEO of Americas, Jones Lang Lasalle Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois Website: www.joneslanglasalle.com Primary Business: Real estate, Investment management, Professional services Revenues: $2.9 billion Employees: 42,000 Leadership in Action In my role at Jones Lang LaSalle, I’ve witnessed the importance of Diversity and Inclusion in a company’s culture—both internally and with our clients. Jones… Read the full article

John R. Raymond, Sr., MD President and Chief Executive Officer, Medical College of Wisconsin Headquarters: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Website: www.mcw.edu Primary Business: Education Revenues: $895.8 million Employees: 5,400 Helping to Alleviate Underrepresentation in Medicine At the Medical College of Wisconsin, we are working diligently to ensure that diversity and inclusion is not just a philosophy but… Read the full article

Sonu Ratra President, Akraya, Inc. Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California Website: www.akraya.com Primary Business: IT Staffing & Managed solutions Revenues: $40 million Employees: 300 With Success Comes Responsibility As the president of Akraya, Inc., I have long been involved with workforce diversity and inclusion. I arrived in the melting pot of cultures that is America 15 years… Read the full article

Robert McDonald Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Procter & Gamble Company Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio Website: www.pg.com Primary Business: Consumer goods Revenues: $82.6 billion Employees: 129,000 P&G Launches New D&I Strategy Critical to our growth strategy is diversity and inclusion. As a company, our continued success and growth is dependent upon… Read the full article

David J. Lesar Chairman, President and CEO, Halliburton Headquarters: Houston, Texas and Dubai, UAE Website: www.halliburton.com Primary Business: Energy services Revenues: $24.8 billion Employees: 70,000 Attracting Women Leaders, Improving Benefits Packages at Halliburton Halliburton does business in some 80 countries—we are a truly global company. Diversity and inclusion are the heart of our culture and… Read the full article

Maria Klawe President, Harvey Mudd College Headquarters: Claremont, California Website: www.hmc.edu Primary Business: Education Revenues: $56.9 million Employees: 318 Making Science and Engineering Accessible to All My goal in life is to make the culture of science and engineering welcoming and supportive for everyone who can contribute, independent of a person’s gender, race or other… Read the full article

Thomas King Executive Director and President, National Grid USA Headquarters: Waltham, Massachusetts Website: www.nationalgrid.com Primary Business: International electricity and gas company Revenues: $22 billion Employees: 27,000 What Does Success Look Like? Involved, Valued, Included Employees The U.S workforce is becoming more diverse every year. Responsible businesses must embrace and manage diversity for continued success. A… Read the full article

Clayton M. Jones Chairman, President and CEO, Rockwell Collins Headquarters: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Website: www.rockwellcollins.com Primary Business: Aerospace and defense Revenues: $4.8 billion Employees: 20,000 Recognizing and Hiring Veterans at Rockwell Collins I’ve always believed that a leader’s greatest role is to help others see the possibilities before them, then provide them with the motivation… Read the full article

Joseph Jimenez CEO, Novartis AG Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland Website: www.novartis.com Primary Business: Healthcare Revenues: $50.6 billion Employees: 119,000 Making Diversity and Inclusion a Priority I think that all global organizations need to make diversity and inclusion a priority not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it makes good business sense.… Read the full article