Diversity Best Practices recognizes the groundbreaking diversity commitment of our nation’s progressive companies and their leaders with the CEO Diversity Leadership Award. These titans are honored for creating opportunity and advancement for all as an integral strategy for increasing profit and competitive advantage in today's workforce and marketplace.
2011
Army and Air Force Exchange Service: Michael Howard, Chief Operating Officer
CDW: John A Edwardson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Interpublic Group: Michael Roth, Chairman and CEO
KPMG LLP: John Veihmeyer, Chairman and CEO
MTV Networks: Judy McGrath, Chairman and CEO
Toyota Financial Services: George Borst, President and CEO
2009
Ariel Investments LLC: John W. Rogers Jr., Chairman and CEO
Cisco Systems Inc: John Chambers, Chairman and CEO
The New York Times Company: Janet Robinson, President and CEO
OfficeMax Inc: Sam K. Duncan, Chairman and CEO
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC: James M. Rishwain Jr., Firm Chair
Trinity Health: Joseph R. Swedish, President, CEO and Chief Diversity Officer
WellPoint, Inc: Angela F. Braly, President and CEO
2008
Corporate Category
AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah: Paula F. Downey, President
Campbell Soup Company: Douglas R. Conant, President & CEO
Deere & Company: Robert W. Lane, Chairman & CEO
The Procter & Gamble Company: A.G. Lafley, Chairman & CEO
Prudential Financial: John R. Strangfeld, Chairman & CEO
Siemens
Siemens PLM Software: Tony Affuso, Chairman & CEO
Siemens Energy and Automation: Dennis Sadlowski, President & CEO
Siemens Power Generation, Inc.: Randy Zwirn, President & CEO
Law Firm Category
Andrews Kurth LLP: Robert V. Jewell, Managing Partner
Carlton Fields P.A.: Gary L. Sasso, President & CEO
2007
The Coca Cola Company: E. Neville Isdell, Chairman, Board of Directors & CEO
Johnson Controls Inc.: John M. Barth, Chairman
Kaiser Permanente: George C. Halvorson, Chairman & CEO
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.: Stan O’Neal, Chairman & CEO
MGM MIRAGE: J. Terrence “Terry” Lanni, Chairman & CEO
Monster: Sal Iannuzzi, Chairman & CEO
Sears Holdings Corporation: Aylwin B. Lewis, President & CEO
Wachovia Corporation: G. Kennedy Thompson, Chairman & CEO
2006
Allstate Insurance Company: Edward M. Liddy, CEO & Chairman
Colgate-Palmolive Company: Ian Cook, CEO & Chairman
Ernst & Young: James S. Turley, Chairman & Global Chief Executive
Hewitt Associates: Dale Gifford, Chairman & CEO - retired
The Home Depot: Robert (Bob) L. Nardelli, Chairman, President & CEO
Lucent Technologies, Inc.: Patricia F. Russo, Chairman & CEO
Time Warner: Richard D. Parsons, Chairman & CEO
Weyerhaeuser Company: Steven R. Rogel, Chairman, President & CEO
2005
Chevron Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Major League Baseball
MetLife, Inc.
Wells Fargo & Company
Whirlpool Corporation
Government Award - State of Hawaii
Academic Award - Bennett College for Women
2004
BMC Software, Inc.
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Entergy Corporation
General Mills, Inc.
Raytheon Company
Russell Corporation
Waste Management, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
L’Oréal
MTV Networks Inc.
2003
The Boeing Company
Booz Allen Hamilton
Cummins, Inc.
Eastman Kodak Company
Eli Lilly
Exelon Corporation
Lockheed Martin Corporation
National Institutes of Health
Sodexho USA
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
