INSIGHT: Corporate America Must Fill the D&I Leadership Gap

Corporate CEOs and other business leaders have spoken strongly in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, acknowledging their obligation to support African American employees, customers, and shareholders even as these leaders struggle to realign their work models and workforce.

It is now time to act.

One concrete way companies can fulfill their pledges to support the African American community is to ensure they are diverse and inclusive from the boardroom to the mail room. Even companies with aggressive diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs need to adapt, enhance and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and continuing crisis of violence ...