David S. Taylor

"But the idea is that corporate America can really make a difference. We employ millions of people, and if we can create a safe place in our companies where people can talk about these difficult issues, we're going to have a more productive workforce. It's genuine and it's authentic conversations. But make it okay to talk about these things that have almost been taboo to talk about, whether it's race, which is one of the hardest, or other areas on gender equality, or any of the other areas that you can look at, whether it's Hispanic, LGBTQ, any of these make it okay to talk about it. Because our belief in our company, everybody ought to be valued, everybody ought to be included, and everybody ought to have the culture, the environment that allows them to contribute at their peak."

"First, on diversity and inclusion. Both of these are important. Diversity is about having presence of people, of difference, and it can be almost any lens. But diversity alone, not addressed, actually can cause disruption in a company."

"Many companies are making progress in diversity. To me, often the harder part is creating an inclusive environment where people feel they can bring their genuine self to work each and every day. And that's one of the things we're working very hard on. Not just presence of diversity, which is important, and frankly, there's a lot of room for corporate America to improve, but it's creating an environment where we activate that diversity to both advance the company, but also create a much more vibrant, dynamic culture."