Much of the work required to push toward these goals falls to DEI executives themselves.
Without a change, executives say, their burnout could lead expensive diversity plans to fall short.
For over four years, she’s worked on corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion as the CEO and cofounder of The Melanin Collective — but never in a climate like today’s.
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, her inbox has been flooded with requests from corporate and nonprofit leaders. They want change, and they want it fast. But at the same time, she felt many were not respecting her.