Race and Power: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Senior Associate Dean Brian Lowery explores corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives with Quita Highsmith, Chief Diversity Officer at Genentech, and Simone Hill, Senior Manager of Equity and Belonging at Omidyar Network.

"Leadership for Society: Race and Power" is a series of conversations hosted by the Stanford Graduate School of Business that aims to deepen our collective awareness of profound racial disparities in the United States and around the world.

Through conversations with a diverse array of leaders, Senior Associate Dean Brian Lowery explores the role of race in society, how race interacts with structures of power, and how systemic racism manifests itself in institutions and in our daily lives. These candid and honest conversations show how future leaders' decisions might lead to different outcomes for different people, based on race. This episode was recorded on Sept. 21, 2020.