2016 Top 50 Companies for Diversity to Be Revealed

NEW YORK, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity will be unveiled at an all-day event including learning sessions, speeches by diversity luminaries, and an awards dinner in New York City on April 19.

Find out the names of the nation's top companies when it comes to hiring, retaining and promoting women, minorities, people with disabilities, LGBT, and veterans.

"The DiversityInc Top 50 is the most rigorous, data-driven evaluation of recruiting, talent development and retention," said Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc. "Our survey has become the standard for how Corporate America and beyond measures diversity progress."

Executives from more than 150 companies will be on hand at DiversityInc's premier diversity gathering, as well as civil rights icons Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., and Morris Dees. Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, will be the keynote speaker for the evening dinner. The night will conclude with after-party entertainment by Kool & the Gang.

The dinner will be preceded by a networking event for executives from the most diversity-conscious companies in America.

DiversityInc is also hosting best practices learning sessions where executives from major corporations will share how they make diversity work in their workplaces. Speakers will also include thought leaders focused on diversity issues, including George C. Halvorson, CEO of the Institute for InterGroup Understanding and former CEO of Kaiser Permanente, who will provide the lunch keynote.

Join us for this annual diversity happening at landmark event space Cipriani Wall Street, just steps away from the New York Stock Exchange.  

CONTACTS: To register for the DiversityInc Top 50 Dinner, click here or visit DiversityInc.com/events. For media inquiries, contact Carolynn Johnson, [email protected]

MEDIA NOTE: Due to limited space, DiversityInc is unable to offer complimentary admission. A press release on the winners will be issued after the event.

The 2016 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity event is made possible thanks to the following sponsors: Abbott, Accenture, ADP, AT&T, Bayer, Boeing, Comcast NBCUniversal, Cox Communications, CVS Health, Deloitte, EMC², EY, General Motors, Hilton Worldwide, IBM, Kaiser Permanente, MasterCard, Marriott International, Monsanto, Nielsen, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Prudential Financial, Sodexo, Target, TD Bank, The Walt Disney Company, TimeWarner, Toyota Motor North America, Wells Fargo, Wyndham Worldwide.

About DiversityInc
The mission of DiversityInc is to bring education and clarity to the business benefits of diversity. The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list began in 2001, at the same time that many corporations were beginning to understand the business value of diversity-management initiatives. The 2016 Top 50 Companies for Diversity results will be featured on DiversityInc.com and in DiversityInc magazine. For more information, visit www.diversityinc.com, https://www.facebook.com/DiversityInc, https://twitter.com/DiversityInc or http://www.linkedin.com/company/DiversityInc.

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