Criteria
DEIS in Corporate Governance & Board You will learn how to identify and recruit beyond your traditional talent pool, and how to make use of their skillset to support your organization’s growth. We will also discuss the importance of starting a diversity committee as part of your corporate governance and board so that employees from all backgrounds can feel included in the growth of the company.
DEIS in Human Resources You will discuss why it’s important to have an equitable team and the role of DEIS in HR. As part of that discussion, you will explore supporting research from McKinsey & Company. You will also learn more about where and how to recruit more diverse hires including Black, Latinx, and Indigenous talent. You will also explore how employee engagement should look once you have a more diverse and equitable team.
DEIS in Procurement In this session, you will gain an understanding of how procurement can be leveraged to increase racial equity and explore the long-range impact of corporations hiring socially disadvantaged businesses.
DEIS in Product Development In this course, you will study the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing and augmented reality on racial equity. You will learn how the lack of diversity on engineering teams can lead to issues including racial bias, profiling, and discrimination. Case studies featuring Uber, Airbnb, and State Farm will be used to demonstrate these problems and solutions.
DEIS in Go To Market In this class, you will learn how to effectively and ethically market to specific target audiences through the appropriate use of creativity that represents those audiences as well as how to plan your marketing and ad spend with those target markets in mind.
DEIS in Venture Capital & Investment In this session, we will discuss the importance of investing in Black and brown fund managers, Black-owned banks, and Black and brown entrepreneurs. You will learn how to properly structure DEIS investments on your books, how to limit your liabilities, and how to invest with ROI in mind.
DEIS in Impact You will leave this class understanding what it means to have DEIS as part of your community impact, CSR, volunteerism, and other philanthropic efforts.
DEIS Canvas Presentations Class participants will present their individual actionable DEIS Canvas and DEIS P+L projects they have been working on throughout the course, with the intention of implementing those within their organization. Each presentation will be followed by open discussion and feedback from faculty and peers.
Lessons
Session 1: Introduction to DEIS
Session 2: DEIS in Corporate Governance & Board
In this class, you will gain a better understanding of why it’s important to have DEIS as part of your corporate governance and board. You will learn more about where you can go to find these candidates and you will learn more about how other organizations are implementing DEIS to create racial equity and increase economic output. We will also discuss the importance of creating a DEIS committee as part of your governance to ensure that DEIS starts at the highest level of your organization. Speakers: Sheri Gonzalez, VP and Director of KC Rising at Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and driving force behind the Kansas City DEIS Board & Executive Leadership Hiring Initiative, a joint initiative from OHUB, the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, KC Rising, and Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Jocelyn Mangan, CEO, and Founder, Him For Her, a social impact venture aimed at accelerating diversity on corporate boards Robin Stacia, Founder and Principal Consultant, Sage Consulting Network, Inc., Senior Governance Consultant, BoardSource Ana Agneshwar, Partner, Executive Search, OHUB Talent
Session 3: DEIS in Human Resources
You will discuss why it’s important to have an equitable team and the role of DEIS in HR. As part of that discussion, you will explore supporting research from McKinsey & Company. You will also learn more about where and how to recruit more diverse hires including Black, Latinx, and Indigenous talent. You will also explore how employee engagement should look once you have a more diverse and equitable team. Speakers: Prof. Robert I. Sutton, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University Prof. Sekou Bermiss, Assoc. Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Bernard Coleman, Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer, Gusto Roxane Johnson, CHRO, Careset JT Levin, Head of Sales at ChartHop Ebbie Parsons, Founder, Yardstick Management
Session 4: DEIS in Procurement
In this session, you will gain an understanding of how procurement can be leveraged to increase racial equity and explore the long-range impact of corporations hiring socially disadvantaged businesses. Maria Press, Vice President, National Minority Supplier Development Council, will talk about why minority certification is important. Joseph Stephens, Managing Partner of 1532 Tulane Partners, will talk about his $400 million projects in New Orleans, and his commitment to making sure 40% of contractors for the project come from Black, brown, and women-owned businesses. Speakers: Joseph Stephens, Managing Partner, 1532 Tulane Partners Rod Robinson, Vice President, Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability; Cofounder, ConnXus Maria Prince, Vice President, National Minority Supplier Diversity Council
Session 5: DEIS in Product Development
We will discuss the proliferation of technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing, augmented reality, and blockchain technology and their impact on racial equity. We will explore examples of these technologies, when built by teams with a lack of diversity, can have inherent blind spots that lead to racial bias, profiling, or discrimination. Case studies featuring UBER, Airbnb, State Farm, and other leading global companies will be discussed. We will learn about new technologies, such as the facial recognition software from Kairos, that are being developed to overcome these challenges. Together, we will explore ways your organization can prepare for and avoid these product development pitfalls. Class participants will leave with a basic overview of how to create an ethical and fair product development framework. Speakers: Dr. Charles Eesley, Associate Professor and W.M. Keck Foundation Faculty Scholar in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.-Mekka Okereke, Director Of Engineering, Play Growth at Google.
Session 6: DEIS in Go To Market
In this class, you will learn how to effectively and ethically market to specific target audiences through the appropriate use of creativity that represents those audiences as well as how to plan your marketing and ad spend with those target markets in mind. Speakers: Victoria Woo, Ph.D., Stanford University Michele Ghee, CEO, Ebony Myron King, Chief Integration Officer, VMLY&R Travis Holoway, CoFounder, SoloFunds
Session 7: DEIS in Venture Capital & Investment
In this session, we will discuss the importance of investing in Black and brown fund managers, Black-owned banks, and Black and brown entrepreneurs. You will learn how to properly structure DEIS investments on your books, how to limit your liabilities, and how to invest with ROI in mind. Speakers: Brain Brackeen, Co-founder & General Partner, Lightship Capital; David Hall, Partner, Rise of The Rest Fund, Revolution; Seth Levine, Managing Director, Foundry Group; Toney Lo, Founding Managing Partner, Plexo Capital; Kelli Jones, CoFounder & General Partner, Sixty8 Capital
Session 8: DEIS in Impact
You will leave this class understanding what it means to have DEIS as part of your community impact, CSR, volunteerism, and other philanthropic efforts. Speakers: Olga Hawn, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Sustainability Distinguished Fellow, and Faculty Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise; Christina Lewis, Founder, Give BLK
Session 9: DEIS Canvas Presentations
Class participants present their individual actionable DEIS Canvas and DEIS P+L projects they have been working on throughout the course, with the intention of implementing those within their organization. Each presentation will be followed by open discussion and feedback from faculty and peers. Speakers: Rodney Sampson, General Partner, 100 Black Angels & Allies Fund; Executive Chairman & CEO, OHUB; Madison Butler, Founder & CEO, Blue Haired Unicorn; Allison Schlobohm, Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication – UNC-Chapel Hill