Kevin R. Lyn, a partner and diversity chairman at Womble Bond Dickinson; Erica Bolden, head of diversity and inclusion at Mercedes-Benz, USA; John Iino, a partner and global chief diversity officer at Reed Smith; Melique Jones, director of talent pipeline and diversity and inclusion at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; and Peter Wilson Jr., diversity and inclusion officer at Proskauer Rose, at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference in New York. (Courtesy photo)
Becoming a chief diversity officer at a major corporation or a law firm requires more than just a passion for equality and coming up with diversity and inclusion policies, a panel at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s 2019 Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference in New York said Monday.
Peter Wilson Jr., now diversity and inclusion officer at Proskauer Rose in New York, said when he was first put in charge of diversity and inclusion at another firm, he did not foresee he would have to become so involved with the associates.
