Dell, which last year merged with EMC, has appointed Brian Reaves as its first chief diversity and inclusion officer. Reaves comes from SAP, where he worked as the senior vice president of diversity and inclusion.
Last month, EMC paid $60,000 to a former intern, who is transgender, over alleged harassment at its office in Massachusetts. The Dell-owned company also agreed to make donations of $25,000 to two non-profits that promote transgender employment, TransCanWork and Girls Inc. EMC has been recognized for its LGBT-friendly workplace, earning perfect scores in recent years from the Human Rights Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.
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Dell says Reaves will build upon the work of chief customer officer Karen Quintos, who previously handled diversity issues; however, another employee, Marie Moynihan, is listed on LinkedIn as previously serving as Dell’s chief diversity officer before moving on to lead the company’s global talent acquisition team. Reaves will be reporting to Quintos. According to Dell, he “is setting the strategy” for the company’s diversity efforts, a spokesperson said, “partnering with other leaders at the company engaged with our diversity & inclusions efforts,” including:
- a “34,000 strong Employee Resource Group (ERG) community and our program to engage leaders in candid conversations about the role of gender and diversity in the workplace.”
- a “supplier diversity program, which sees Dell spend more than $4 billion a year with certified women-owned, minority-owned suppliers and small businesses”
- “industry partnerships with leading groups including the Human Rights Campaign, Catalyst, Black Enterprise, the Anita Borg Institute (ABI) and The Partnership.”
Correction: an earlier version of this post misspelled Karen Quintos’ name. We apologize for the error.