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PUBLISHER S COLUMN
All Things Diversity & Inclusion
FOUNDER/CEO/PUBLISHER James R. Rector
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS James Gorman
DESIGNER Stephen A. Toth
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Teresa Fausey
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Elena Rector
WEBMASTER David Toth
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Profiles in Diversity Journal® is a quarterly magazine dedicated to promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion in the corporate, government, nonprofit, higher education, and military sectors. For more than 23 years, we have helped to stimulate organizational change by showcasing the visionary leadership, innovative programs, and committed individuals that are making it happen.
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and may or may not represent the views of the publisher. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Registered in U.S. Patent Office Congratulations to all the individuals and organizations that appear in this winter issue. We, as a team, are honored to present 49 winners of PDJ’s leadership and achievement awards for Latino Leaders and Diversity Leaders. What makes this effort rewarding is that these names are not pulled out of a hat. These individuals are selected carefully by their employers or peers who go through a nomination process.
Once the awardees are selected, they each provide a personal essay about their careers and their perspectives on issues of personal interest. Many of these essays are of a mentoring nature and therefore offer valuable guidance to other professionals at all career levels.
For 2021, our primary focus continues to be working with organizations to highlight and acknowledge worthy candidates for their leadership and achievement. If you visit our website, www.diversityjournal.com, and click on the Awards tab, you will see that we continue to make a strong effort to become increasingly inclusive with our awards.
For example, the 2020-21 winter issue includes our longstanding Diversity Leader Award, as well as a new award: Latino Leaders Worth Watching. The 2021 spring issue will include Women Worth Watching in STEM and a new award: Asian Leaders Worth Watching. And the summer issue will feature our 20th Annual Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award, along with a new award: Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching.
The individuals profiled in this issue, and in all of our issues, are genuine and worthy of recognition. Our process for identifying current and future leaders is unique in that each profile offers the reader insight into the origins and workings of leadership. Each profile represents a giving back and paying it forward approach. Each award winner is an asset to his or her respective employer and to our nation.
We are grateful to all the organizations that participate in these personalized awards, and we look forward to sharing many more stimulating profiles in future issues.
James R. Rector Publisher & Founder Since 1999
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PAGE 38 Latino Leaders Worth Watching
We are pleased and proud to introduce PDJ’s inaugural class of Latino Leaders Worth Watching Award recipients. They are extraordinary individuals who have blazed new trails, mentored the next generation, and advanced the cause of diversity and inclusion. Get to know them and join us in celebrating their achievements.
PAGE 10 Charting the Path to Equity in the Workplace
In this follow-up article to Four Essential Levers CEOs Can Adopt to Achieve Racial and Gender Equality, which appeared in the fall 2020 issue of PDJ, author Donald Fan shares with readers how leaders at Walmart have successfully employed the four levers to make great strides toward achieving their equality goals.
PAGE 14 Five Ways Women Can Help Women (Including Themselves) Succeed in the Workplace
The author offers women determined to build successful careers five great tips that will help them do just that. She says to ask questions, find a mentor, build your network, learn to read the room, and share, share, share with other women.
The singular power of diversity
Dechert is a global law firm that achieves dynamic results by embracing diversity and innovation. We are proud of our recent achievements – and eager for the continuing growth and progress the future will bring.
• Perfect score in the corporate equity index (CEI) and named one of the best places to work for LGBTQ equality.
Human Rights Campaign, 2021 • Diversity Leader Award, Diversity Team Award and Innovations in Diversity Award. Profiles in Diversity Journal, 2020 • Top Companies for Executive Women. National Association for Female Executives, 2020 • One of the Best Law Firms for Women and Top 100 Companies for Women. Working Mother, 2020 • Most Outstanding Firm for Diversity and Inclusion. Chambers Europe, 2019
