Diversity and Inclusion: Turning Promises into Results

In 2020, Corporate America answered calls to address systemic racial inequity and injustice with money and pledges of long-term action. But for all the good intentions, initiatives and goals touted in press releases, a key question remains: How can HR and D&I leaders keep their organizations – up to and including the CEO & Board – invested and focused on delivery? For some answers, we'll look to Dr. Erika James, Dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Not only is she the first African American and first female to hold this prestigious position, she's also an organizational psychologist by training whose scholarship has focused on leadership during crisis and diversity.