SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) announced the members of its new Blue Ribbon Commission on Racial Equity. The commission, convening HR and business leaders to drive actions and find solutions, is part of SHRM’s “Together Forward @Work” initiative, a call to action for the business community and HR professionals to address racial inequity in the workplace.
SHRM’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Racial Equity will:
- Assess the efficacy of existing programs and models
- Identify and scale programs shown to successfully manage the recruitment, retention, development, and engagement of diverse workforces
- Chart out a roadmap to create inclusive, diverse and safe workplaces that apply accountability measures at all levels of the organization
- Produce and curate content and tools that will foster continued professional development in increasing equity in the workplace
The commission brings together a coalition of HR and workplace experts, including SHRM Volunteer Leaders, chief human resource officers, researchers, academics, and other business executives, who have consistently—and committedly—worked to identify long-term solutions to creating inclusive workplaces.
Commission members include:
- Rosanna Durruthy, Vice President of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, LinkedIn
- Camille Chang Gilmore, MBA, Vice President of HR and Global Chief Diversity Officer, Boston Scientific
- Tom C. Hogan, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, Professor of Practice in Human Resource Management, Pennsylvania State University School of Labor and Employment Relations
- Marc A. Howze, J.D., Group President, Lifecycle Solutions and Chief Administrative Officer, Deere & Co.
- Eden King, Ph.D., the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychology, Rice University
- Jason Lawson, SHRM-SCP, Vice president of HR, IBP (Installed Building Products)
- Bernard J. Milano, CPA, retired President of the KPMG foundation and retired Founding President of The PhD Project
- Michelle Nettles, J.D., Chief People and Culture Officer at Manpower Group
- Steve L. Robbins, Ph.D., Founder, owner, and chief “what if?” officer, S.L Robbins and Associates
- Trisha Zulic, SHRM-SCP, Director of HR, business operations and strategy, WSA Distributing Inc.
- Alex Alonso, Ph.D., Chief Knowledge Officer, SHRM, ex-officio
- Melissa H. Anderson, SHRM Board Chair Designate and Executive Vice President, Administration and Chief Human Resources Officer, Duke Energy (former), ex-officio
- Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, President and Chief Executive Officer, SHRM, ex-officio
“HR, alone, cannot erase inequity in workplaces for Black and other people of color. Rather, HR must listen to and work more closely with those committed to safe, civil and positive workplace culture,” said SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP. “SHRM’s Blue Ribbon Commission will help drive a longer-range agenda on diversity, equity and bias in the workplace by promoting productive conversations about race while challenging workplace leaders to hire for inclusion and diversity.”
