The Congress of Diversity Executives (CODE) is an annual one-day thought leadership conference that offers venue to a caucus of some of the world’s leading diversity and inclusion executives. This one-of-a-kind key noted event will highlight and focus on the major topics and challenges that confront cor- porate Chief Diversity Officers and other diversity executives as they fulfill their responsibilities in the global marketplace.
The 2009 CODE Corporate Honorees are: U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular provides a range of wireless services and products, and a high-quality network to more than six million customers nationwide. It is the fifth-largest
wireless provider in the United States—behind Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, and MetroPCS. US Cellular gen- erated $3.9 billion in revenues in 2008, and is a business unit of Tele- phone and Data Systems ™. Headquartered in Chicago, the company has more than 8,000 employees. U.S. Cellular is committed to diversity and inclusion through the core values and behaviors of the Dynamic Organization.
Trinity Health
Trinity Health employs more than 44,500 associates at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in seven states. Because we serve diverse populations, our
associates are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, tradi- tions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Andrews & Kurth LLP
Andrews Kurth is a Houston, TX based law firm founded by Frank Andrews and US Congressman Thomas Henry Ball in 1902, later joined by Melvin Kurth in 1913.
Andrews & Kurth served a pivotal role in representing Texas railroad firms in the early 1900s. They also represented both the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Corporation as part of FDR’s New Deal. The firm currently has over 400 attorneys inter- nationally, including offices in London and Beijing. Andrews Kurth are unique among law firms in that they have dedicated a partner-level resource devoted full time to the promotion of diversity and inclusion.
MMC (Marsh & McLennan Companies)
MMC is the premier glo- bal professional services firm providing advice and solutions in risk, strategy and human capital.
Through its market leading brands, colleagues in more than 100 coun- tries help clients identify, plan for and respond to critical business issues
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and risks. One of MMC’s key objectives is to attract, retain, develop, and motivate the best people to generate new ideas and create solutions that best serve a client base, which itself is increasingly diverse.
AT&T Inc.
An incredibly diverse workforce of more than 300,000 people drive in- novation that keeps the company that created the communications in- dustry at the leading edge of technology and service. AT&T is America’s fastest 3G network serving 78.2 million customers and the nation’s larg- est provider of broadband — more than 16.9 million high-speed Inter- net subscribers (as of 2Q09). It is also the nation’s largest Wi-Fi provider, now offering customers access at more than 100,000 hot spots span- ning countries around the world. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, they carry 18.3 petabytes of data traffic on an average business day to nearly every continent and country.
MasterCard
MasterCard Worldwide is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, New York, United States. Throughout the world, its principal business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the banks of purchasers that use its “MasterCard” brand debit and credit cards to make purchases. MasterCard Worldwide has been a publicly trad- ed company since 2006. Prior to its initial public offering, MasterCard Worldwide was a membership organization owned by the 25,000+ fi- nancial institutions that issue its card.
NBC Universal
NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertain- ment, news, and information to a global audience. NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi. NBC Universal owns and operates a United States television network, numerous cable networks, and a group of local sta- tions throughout the country, motion picture companies, a number of television production companies, and multiple theme parks.
Harris Corp
Harris Corporation is an international communications equipment com- pany that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and Space borne antennas for use in the government, de- fense, and commercial sectors. It is also the largest private-sector em- ployer in Brevard County, FL. The company was the parent of Intersil (Harris Semiconductor). Most of the wireless start-ups in South Brevard
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