Diversity Among CEOs and Corporate Directors: Has the Heyday Come and Gone?
Read More: As of early 2014, the overall picture is not one of increasing diversity. There is a growing but still small percentage of white women who are CEOs of Fortune companies (4% of all Fortune 500 CEOs in 2013), but there has been a decline in the number of…
African-American CEOs and Senior Executives Call for Greater Diversity
Read More: The ELC is taking the lead on elevating the issue of diversity and inclusion in corporate America because recent statistics have raised concerns about minority representation, specifically for African Americans, at the senior levels in corporate America. In fact, of the more than 35,000 senior executive positions at…
Only 5 black CEOs at 500 biggest companies
Read More: The highest echelon of Corporate America just became even more white. The Wednesday announcement that Don Thompson will retire as CEO of McDonald’s leaves just two CEOs who are African-American in the elite Dow 30
Missing Pieces (2012) : Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards
Read More: “According to the report, Missing Pieces: Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards, 2012 Alliance for Board Diversity Census, in the Fortune 100, women and minorities remain vastly underrepresented at the decision-making tables of corporate boardrooms, with white/Caucasian men comprising nearly 70 percent of the 1,214 seats. The…
Asian-Americans Can Overcome Personal Branding Challenges: An Interview with Doreen Woo Ho
Read More: “Personal branding can be a challenge for anyone. But it can be especially hard for Asians. Changing the racial stereotype of Asians as meek geeks requires that Asians be more visible, stronger leaders and better at self-marketing. The latter is hard for many Asians who have been taught…
Why I had to unlearn lessons from my Asian-American upbringing
Read More: “Selective colleges are open about the fact that they consider qualities such as intellectual curiosity and leadership potential in making their decisions. And as they should – it is unlikely for someone to leave a mark on society just because of good test scores and even less so…
The Continuing Retirement Savings Crisis
Read More: “The average working household has virtually no retirement savings. When all households are included— not just households with retirement accounts—the median retirement account balance is $2,500 for all working-age households and $14,500 for near-retirement households. Furthermore, 62 percent of working households age 55-64 have retirement savings less than…
Minority & Female Representation on Fortune 250 Boards & Executive Teams
Read More: In June 2013, Russell Reynolds Associates undertook a detailed analysis of minority and female representation on Fortune 250 boards and executive teams. Our analysis included thorough reviews of the profiles of all directors sitting on the boards of the 229 publicly traded companies in the Fortune 250. The…
Eight charts that put tech companies’ diversity stats into perspective
Read More: “The latest hot-button subject in tech, hotter even than ephemeral apps, is diversity. Or at least, if not actual diversity, the act of releasing employee diversity statistics. From Apple to Twitter, almost all the big names in Silicon Valley are doing it. Google fell first in May, and with…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Asian American Leaders in Silicon Valley
Read More: “During the past year, Silicon Valley technology companies have focused even more on workforce diversity, and several companies have shown an increased transparency by disclosing previously confidential 2013 EEOC data. The EEOC data released by five large Silicon Valley companies (Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LinkedIn, and Yahoo) allow us,…
