To Manage Change We Need to Measure It How Justice Bid is putting data analytics at the forefront of DEI strategy BHIC caught up with Omar Sweiss, founder and CEO of Justice Bid to explore what Justice Bid is doing to further accountability around DEI in the legal profession and why this is so crucial. By Catherine McGregor
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Omar Sweiss
Founder & CEO, Justice Bid, LLC
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MAR SWEISS IS A NATURAL ENTREPRENEUR: HIS CREATIVE MINDSET is coupled with an awareness of injustice and the desire to drive greater inclusivity. Born in Amman, Jordan, Sweiss came to the U.S. aged three, when his family moved to the South Side of Chicago. He initially studied for a business degree, followed by an MBA. He operated his own businesses, becoming interested in the pivotal role lawyers played in many of his matters. This led him to attend law school to get his JD, followed by a year’s LLM in corporate governance. He graduated from law school at the height of the recession in 2009. At that time, a key issue for corporate legal departments was their budget – that remains true to this day! This led Sweiss to his next venture: Justice Bid (JB), a sourcing technology for legal departments. While running JB, Sweiss became intrigued by the insights that data could provide on all aspects of legal matters. Driven by his experiences as an immigrant and his efforts to improve inclusivity in the Chicago community, he decided to extend JB technology to assist in collecting and analyzing diversity data.
