Alex Dimitrief, general counsel of multinational conglomerate General Electric, talks about the importance of rethinking your talent pipeline, and how even the small steps as a manager can make a world of difference to building a more diverse team.
Having just recently launched their ‘bring your whole self to work’ initiative, aimed at promoting inclusion in the legal team globally, GC spoke to Rhanda Moussa and Jane Son, in-house lawyers who are the co-heads for the diversity and inclusion committee for legal in the Americas and Mark Chamberlain, Barclays’ head of diversity in the Americas, to learn how this new initiative fits into the greater scheme of inclusion activities at the bank.
Mike Cammarota, senior director of legal services, global transactions, at professional services firm Accenture, serves as the legal function’s lead for diversity and inclusion activities across North America. He speaks to GCabout his personal approach to diversity and inclusion and how that contributes as part of a wider mandate across the business.
Brocade general counsel Nell O’Donnell is responsible for the company’s global legal work. She spoke to GCabout the diversity initiatives at Brocade.
Mark Roellig, general counsel at insurance giant MassMutual, details how a strong diversity and inclusion mandate from the top has shaped the organization’s approach.
Vice president of intellectual property and litigation at Adobe, Dana Rao talks about the challenges of getting women into technology as electrical engineers, and the responsibilities of both organizations (and fathers) in making this happen.
Eric Grossman, chief legal officer at Morgan Stanley, talks with GC about effective sponsorship, as well as the role he plays in making sure that diverse candidates have pathways to progress in the legal department.
Since joining PayPal as chief legal officer in 2015, Louise Pentland has put diversity front and center as she’s shaped her legal department.
Eric Nitcher has just taken over as group general counsel to BP. Over his varied career in the oil and gas industry, as both a lawyer and non-lawyer, he has spent significant time outside of the US. He tells us below why this has been important in shaping his own views on diversity – and how this multicultural perspective is central to developing diverse legal talent and an inclusive environment across BP’s US and global organization.
A champion of diversity across the City, Wan discusses the nuts and bolts of starting a diversity initiative, and the ongoing issues facing City law firms and departments.