Wharton's #BeyondBusiness Tarnopol Dean's Lecture Series continues with "Race & The Corporate Power," featuring host Dean Erika James, special guests Carla Harris (Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley) and Wes Moore (CEO, Robin Hood), and Q&A moderator Katherina Rosqueta (Founding Executive Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy).

They discuss:
03:09 - How the industry has evolved in focus on diversity, equity and inclusion
06:05 - The work of Robin Hood as a charitable/philanthropic organization
11:18 - The intersection between philanthropic efforts and diversity
14:52 - Why companies are pledging record amounts of money to fighting racial injustice
20:37 - How organizations can reconcile support for the Black community with challenges internally
25:20 - Systemic poverty issues that Robin Hood seeks to rectify
29:16 - The current climate in the workplace as it relates to the national racial justice movement
34:17 - Leadership traits necessary for deploying large-scale DEI plans
38:34 - Advice for companies on how to maximize impact of philanthropic investments
46:13 - How to reduce racial bias in hiring
50:36 - Addressing bias built into data, analytics, and artificial intelligence

Learn more about the series and panelists: http://whr.tn/beyondbusiness

#philanthropy #charity #socialresponsibility #comcast #morganstanley

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