Criteria
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]