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Diversity and Inclusion
The Board’s Role in Ensuring Equity Within Organizations
07/01/2022
Nearly every company strives to be diverse, inclusive, and equitable and to provide opportunities for all employees to pursue fulfilling careers and build secure futures for themselves. Yet data show that gaps in pay and career progression, health, and wealth adversely affect people of color in the United States—particularly Black Americans.
Martine Ferland is president and CEO of Mercer and vice chair of Marsh McLennan, and was a 2022 NACD Directorship 100 honoree.
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