Corporate Insights Into the CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity

Tuesday, May, 11, 2021 
1 pm PT/ 4 pm ET

How are business leaders grappling with America’s racial injustice reckoning? What can CEOs do to center racial equity and justice within their companies, communities, and society? On this webinar, hear from PolicyLink President and CEO Michael McAfee, Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario, and former Microsoft executive, Paul Shoemaker, about the courageous business leadership we need today to build an equitable nation for all of us. We also share the insights and findings from our latest report Corporate Insights into the CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity, capturing our top seven takeaways from pressure-testing the CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity with C-Suite leaders across the nation to understand their engagement in racial equity work beyond their public statements and common barriers across companies. Brought to you by PolicyLink, FSG, and JUST Capital, with support from Virgin Unite.

Speakers:

  • Michael McAfee, President and CEO, PolicyLink

  • Rose Marcario, former CEO of Patagonia and board member of Meati and Rivian

  • Ben Cohen, Co-chair of the Campaign to End Qualified Immunity and Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade

  • Jerry Greenfield, Co-chair of the Campaign to End Qualified Immunity and Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade

  • Paul Shoemaker, author and Founding President of Social Venture Partners International

  • Mahlet Getachew, Managing Director, Corporate Racial Equity, PolicyLink

  • Shaibya Dalal, Director, Strategic Growth and Operations, PolicyLink