What's The Difference?

Who Leads DEI? DEI Leaders and the Importance of Roles What You Will Learn: How a survey of 383 U.S. employers from Xpert HR revealed that only 11% of these employers had Chief DEI Officers leading their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts Further findings of the Xpert HR survey: 15% had DEI efforts led by volunteer employee groups 17% said no one leads their DEI work 19% said a “social justice workgroup” or board of directors led their efforts 36% responded that it was lead by their CEO 52% said a Chief Human Resources Officer led their efforts 7% said a Chief Operating Officer led their DEI work 5% responded that their Chief Financial Officer led the way 4% said their General Counsel ran their efforts 2% responded that an outside consultant led their DEI efforts Why General Counsel, the CFO or even the CEO aren’t the right people who should be leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work, and why it’s crucial to appoint the right DEI leaders to oversee your efforts Why organizations who are truly commi