DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Diversity Research Institute (DRI) today announced it will honor nearly 50 U.S.-based organizations and CEOs for their commitment to diversity at the 20th Annual National Diversity & Leadership Conference at a dinner hosted by Earvin “Magic” Johnson on April 16 from 7-9 p.m. at the Hilton Anotole in Dallas, TX.
The companies to be honored were selected from the U.S. Fortune 500 Governance Report (2023) published by Diversity First and DRI last year. The report evaluates the executive and board demographics of U.S. Fortune 500 companies. It assesses racial/ethnic and gender demographics of each company according to 2019 U.S. Census Data, providing each company with a score and a ranking. The DRI, in affiliation with Diversity First, lists the companies with the highest scores as Diversity First Top 50 Companies. Those companies with the lowest scores are listed as Least Representative of the United States.
“We are proud to see the steady progress that has been made across corporate America in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion,” said Dennis Kennedy, founder and chair, Diversity Research Institute and Diversity First. “Companies today recognize that to deliver on their fiduciary duties to their shareholders, diversity in leadership and across the organization is critical to truly understand the mind and buying interests of customers and to provide for the psychological safety of employees.
“This report and the honors we will bestow at the National Diversity & Leadership Conference are designed to acknowledge those companies and their senior-most leaders for recognizing the criticality of DEI to business success,” Kennedy concluded.
Top companies and their CEOs to be honored, in rank order, include: Horacio Rozanski of Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings, Pedro Pizarro of Edison International, Thasunda Duckett of TIAA, Michael Hsu of Kimberly-Clark, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, Toni Townes-Whitley of Science Applications Int’l, Miguel Patricio of Kraft Heinz, Jon Moeller of Procter and Gamble, Carol Tomé of UPS, Martin Waters of Victoria’s Secret, Laxman Narasimhan of Starbucks, Chris Boerner of Bristol-Myers Squibb, James Quincey of Coca-Cola, Robert Iger of Walt Disney Company, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Gina Boswell of Bath & Body Works, Robin Vince of Bank of New York Mellon, Karen Lynch of CVS Health, Jamie Iannone of eBay, Reshma Kewalramani of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Steven Bandrowczak of Xerox Holdings, John Wren of Omnicom Group, Dominic Blakemore of Compass, Varun Krishna of Rocket Companies, Tony Spring of Macy’s, Malcolm Wilson of GXO Logistics, Tom Kingsbury of Kohls, Hans Vestberg of Verizon Communications, Hock Tan of Broadcom, Jeffrey Stein of Rite-Aid, Enrique Lores of Hewlett Packard, David Kimbell of Ulta Beauty, Andres Gluski of AES Corp., Daniel O’Day of Gilead Sciences, Kevin Lobo of Stryker, Judy Marks of Otis Worldwide, Sean Connolly of Conagra Brands, Darren Rebelez of Casey’s General Stores, Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber Technologies, Joe Ferraro of Avis Budget Group, Carrie Wheeler of Opendoor Technologies, Jane Fraser of Citigroup, Patricia Poppe of PG&E, Andrew McMahon of Guardian Life Insurance, Kristin Peck of Zoetis, Michael Miebach of Mastercard, Shantanu Narayen of Adobe, Christine Leahy of CDW and Patrick Gelsinger of Intel.
Photos of these CEOs can be found at https://dfceo.org/2024/. Company logos can be found at https://diversityfirst50.org/2024/
About the Diversity Research Institute (DRI):
DRI exists to produce diversity and inclusion knowledge and practices that can help businesses and organizations thrive economically, become socially responsible, and create fair and just workplaces.
A full copy of the U.S. Fortune 500 Corporate Governance Report can be found at this link: https://diversityfirst50.org/2023/downloads/2023-diversity-first-top-50-companies-for-diversity.pdf
To register for the Diversity and Leadership Conference or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, visit https://nationaldiversityconference.com/2024/.
