MOST influential DEI LEADERS

Conversations about overcoming the diversity challenge typically start as, “How do companies hire more women and minorities?” The most diverse companies that we know of recognize and celebrate diversity as a never-ending commitment that begins with inclusion rather than hiring. Without an inclusive culture, your diversity woes are exacerbated with the twin problems of retention and turnover. Today’s DEI Leaders recognize that equity and inclusion are fundamental to a company’s past, present and future success, and are hard at work to build an organization that is equal at all levels.

The lack of diverse and inclusive company culture is not a new notion, but in recent years it has risen to the top of our priorities, conversations, and social feeds worldwide.

More than ever, we’re seeing DEI Leaders start an open conversation about holding themselves and the companies they work for to higher standards, building better brands from diverse perspectives, and ultimately creating workplaces where every employee can thrive.

That’s why we’re continuing to engage in this critical conversation through our annual ‘Influential DEI Leaders’ powerlist. Our goal is to take what we’ve learned from these leaders and compile it into a vision for how we can drive change across the world.

We hope you’ll find their work as uplifting as we do. We are on a long journey, but we are encouraged by the progress these DEI Leaders are making, and we can’t wait to see what else we can achieve through the power of their work.