Despite efforts by many organisations to address diversity, equity, and inclusion — or DE&I — issues, gaps and challenges remain. Considering the role of a diverse workforce in driving organisational success, business leaders should find ways to address persisting gaps and challenges and take sustainable action to improve DE&I.
In this episode of Risk in Context, Santonio Isom, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader for Marsh US and Canada, speaks with Julie Minor, who is responsible for Marsh’s Southeast zone global risk management client segment, Tara Lessard Webb, Corporate Governance Director at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, and Robert Cartwright, Jr., who served as Division Manager for environmental, health, safety, and sustainability at Bridgestone Retail Operations. They discuss recent advances in DE&I, some of the barriers that remain, and share meaningful actions that organisations can take.
The podcast also features Angela Lee, from the Asian American Insurance Network, Omari Jahi Aarons, from the National African American Insurance Association, and JP Navarro, from the Rainbow Risk Alliance. They share some of the challenges their members face and discuss what organisations can do to overcome them.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader, Marsh US and Canada
United States
Santonio Isom is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader for Marsh US and Canada. Based in Atlanta, he works to develop and implement Marsh’s DE&I strategy and tactics to drive change. He is a seasoned diversity and inclusion practitioner with over eight years of diversity and inclusion expertise, some of which was gained during his previous 22-year career in banking.
Managing Director, Marsh
United States
Julie Minor is a Managing Director and is responsible for Marsh’s Southeast zone global risk management client segment. Based in Atlanta, she joined Marsh as a risk analyst in 2002, before becoming an Associate Client Executive in 2004. She has since held various client management and leadership roles.
Corporate Governance Director, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Canada
Tara Lessard Webb is the Corporate Governance Director at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions. Her focus is to ensure that the business has a sustainable control environment to support objectives from both a top-line and bottom-line perspective, managing risks in accordance with best practices. She has been a longtime volunteer of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and currently serves as chair of RIMS’ Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Council.
Former RIMS President and Advisor to Spencer Education Foundation
United States
Robert Cartwright Jr. served as the Division Manager of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability for Bridgestone Retail Operations’ Northeast division, with oversight of over 470 locations in 17 states, directing all safety and compliance programs. He has been actively involved with RIMS for more than 20 years, serving in various roles, including as President/Chairman of the Global Board of Directors in 2018. His involvement with RIMS has led to his work with the Spencer Education Foundation’s Risk Manager on Campus (RMOC) program, where he is involved in expanding risk management practices to Historically Black Colleges and Universities to increase the ever expanding talent pool for future leaders.
Chief Client Officer, MMB
Managing Director, Head of Recovre
Australia
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