Category: Diversity Leader Award

Teresa Lavoie, PhD Principal and EMPOWER Chair Fish & Richardson Headquarters: n/a Business: Legal Services Website: www.fr.com Fish & Richardson recognizes that people are one of the firm’s most valuable assets. Diverse backgrounds provide unique perspectives that result in new and better solutions, and having a diverse team that reflects the diversity of the public… Read the full article

Jacqueline M. Welch Senior Vice President–HRDI; and Chief Diversity Officer Freddie Mac Headquarters: McLean, VA Business: Financial Services Website: www.freddiemac.com Freddie Mac gets diversity right. As a minority majority company, almost half of its employees are women. However, the organization believes that a more inclusive workplace is a must if it is to attract and… Read the full article

Dinesh Paliwal President and CEO HARMAN Headquarters: Stamford, CT Business: Technology Website: www.harman.com Diversity and inclusion is a primary pillar for HARMAN. Building an inclusive organizational culture that values integrity, respect, diversity, and teamwork above all else has unlocked incredible value for HARMAN—from its ability to hire the best talent and enhance the technologies the… Read the full article

Dion Weisler President and CEO HP Inc. Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA Business: Technology Website: www.hpe.com After the separation of Hewlett Packard Company in 2015, HP increased the number of women at the executive level by four percent. In the years since, that number has continued to rise. At present, almost a third of HP leaders… Read the full article

Diane Lifton Partner, Co-Chair of Life Sciences and Product Liability Practice Groups, and Co-Chair of Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Headquarters: New York, NY Business: Legal Services Website: www.hugheshubbard.com At Hughes Hubbard & Reed, diversity starts at the top. Senior partner and member of the firm’s Committee on Diversity and… Read the full article

Richard Cortizas Partner and Chair of Diversity Committee Jones Walker LLP Headquarters: New Orleans, LA Business: Legal Services Website: www.joneswalker.com Jones Walker LLP strives to encourage and increase diversity across the firm. Its Diversity Committee has adopted the goal of fostering a work environment that welcomes different perspectives, backgrounds and life experiences, and ensures that… Read the full article

Michele Meyer-Shipp Chief Diversity Officer KPMG LLP Headquarters: New York, NY Business: Professional services Website: www.kpmg.com “At KPMG, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is embedded in our values and core to our beliefs. More than a business imperative, diversity and inclusion is a moral imperative that influences everything we do—how we attract and develop… Read the full article

Dawn Frazier-Bohnert Senior Vice President and Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Liberty Mutual Insurance Headquarters: Boston, MA Business: Insurance Website: www.libertymutual.com “Liberty Mutual Insurance is committed to continuous improvement, innovation and excellence,” says Chairman and CEO David H. Long. “By encouraging a broad array of ideas, attracting people of all backgrounds, and fully engaging… Read the full article

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA Business: Legal Services Website: www.msk.com With an unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion, MSK brings programming to its attorneys and staff on topics such as implicit bias, the value of diversity, and communication styles. The firm believes that more awareness is the only way diversity and… Read the full article

Patty Arvielo President New American Funding Headquarters: Tustin, CA Business: Financial Services Website: www.newamericanfunding.com Through New American Funding’s Diversity and Inclusion initiative, the company embraces and values differences, and recognizes that they make people stronger. New American Funding not only makes a serious effort to increase diversity among employees, but also to celebrate differences and… Read the full article