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Boardroom Diversity Lacking in Philadelphia

On Dec. 3, the Urban League of Philadelphia and KPMG's Philadelphia office released a survey of African American participation on the boards of public companies in the Philadelphia region entitled, "Opportunity at the Top: Leadership and Diversity of Corporate Boards." The results are sobering. While African Americans make up 44 percent of the population of Philadelphia and 20 percent of the region, they account for just 4 percent of the 678 directors of companies that responded to the survey. Twenty-six percent of the responding companies said they have one African American board member; less than 2 percent have more than one. Click here to read more.
 
 



INSIGHT Into Diversity