DIVERSITY

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Russell Reynolds Associates 2019

DEMOGRAPHICS OF CDOs
Survey of more than 500 senior-level professionals responsible for D&I in the United States Weber Shandwick/United Minds 2019

Gender Generation Education Race

1 8% 6
 0%
%
3
56% Under Bachelor’s White
Gen Z
Male degree/equivalent 2
 4%
 7%
5
43% 4
 7% Hispanic
Millennial
Female Bachelor’s 1 0%
 0%
3 degree/equivalent
1% Black/African
Gen X
Prefer not to 3
 5% American
say/other 1 0% Post-graduate 6
%
Baby boomer degree Asian

Weber Shandwick/United Minds 2019

TOP BENEFITS OF D&I INITIATIVES WHERE CDO s COME FROM

74%
Survey of UK professionals about where their employer’s Previous roles of CDOs across the S&P 500 of CDOs are hired
D&I practices could have the most positive impact from within the
same company
57% 40% 37% 36% 32% 23% 21% 20% 8% 56% 52% 33% 31% 30% 26% 25% 17% 16%

12.5
average number of times
a year the CDO interacts
directly with the CEO

9.6
L&D/organisational development
Innovation and competitiveness

average number of times

Corporate social responsibility

a year the CDO interacts

Recruitment of best talent
Organisational leadership

directly with the board

Management consulting
Company reputation
Retention of talent

Legal/compliance
Human resources

Talent acquisition
Company culture

Marketing/sales
Other D&I roles
Staff morale

Productivity

Sitting CDO
Profitability

39% Chief executive

Hays 2019 Russell Reynolds Associates 2019

17% Chief HR officer

WHO CDOs REPORT TO 13% Chief operating officer

Title of person CDO reports to directly in US organisations

13% Chief financial officer

Chief comms officer or head

11%
of corporate affairs/PR
C-level positions

Chief compliance
10%
or ethics officer
69%
Chief CSR or
10%
sustainability officer

9% Chief legal officer

7% Chief marketing officer

Board of directors or
29%
executive board/council

23%

8%
Business unit head

Corporate foundation
or social impact council
47% of companies in the
S&P 500 had a CDO
or equivalent in 2019

8% President
Weber Shandwick/United Minds 2019 Russell Reynolds Associates 2019