Hilarie Bass, past co-president of Greenberg Traurig, has opened the Bass Institute for Diversity and Inclusion, a consulting firm that will evaluate and recommend changes to the diversity programs of companies, law firms and other institutions.

“There simply aren’t enough women at the table,” Bass, who left the firm in December, said in a statement. “Not having women in senior leadership positions is bad for women, of course, but, more importantly, it’s bad for business. Companies invest a fortune in recruiting the smartest, most competent women, but then they fail to retain them and to promote them into positions of senior leadership.”