Diversity Officers Chart New Course Amid Political, Legal Storms

Kwasi Mitchell and Shane Lloyd are both perched on one of the hottest seats in the C-suite.

As top diversity officers at Deloitte and Baker Tilly, respectively, the two are leading diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at a time of upheaval with some DEI officers leaving their posts and a shrinking commitment to diversity initiatives in some companies. Legal and political threats against diversity policies in corporate America also loom.

While the Supreme Court’s June decision ending affirmative action in college admissions and the recent political backlash against DEI programs have drawn some concerns of a chill in ...