2016 Best Companies for Diversity: American Express
See how American Express fosters diversity and inclusion. For one, 3 of the company’s executive employee networks support black, Hispanic and female leaders
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See how American Express fosters diversity and inclusion. For one, 3 of the company’s executive employee networks support black, Hispanic and female leaders
Beyond her commitment to client work, Tequilla White is also passionate about mentoring junior professionals, particularly due to the lack of diversity in the public relations industry in leadership positions.
Adeagbo says he hit on the idea while volunteering as a mentor to a couple of computer science students. "These students knew they had someone who had their backs, whom they could look up to and reach out to when they needed help. I thought to myself: Every black software engineer could accomplish a lot if they had someone like this," says Adeagbo.
Today's diversity initiatives involve much more than hiring or doing business with African Americans.
Businesses often embrace diversity among their employees, customers and suppliers for compliance reasons, ethical reasons or to help fuel innovation.