DEI Fireside Chat with Moire Rasmussen

Host: Theresa Hammond

Join Theresa Hammond, Professor of Accounting in the Lam Family College of Business and Senior Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, in a virtual fireside chat with CEO Action Director Moiré Rasmussen on the discussion on why it is more important than ever to connect business to societal challenges for long term sustainability. Learn why businesses that fail to be inclusive will just fail

Moiré Rasmussen

Director, CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion I CEO Action for Racial Equity, PwC

During her time as the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Leader for the Bay Area & Northwest market, Moiré Ramussen was responsible for leading the market's strategic initiatives to retain, develop, and advance women and ethnic minorities. She also worked with all dimensions of diversity including but not limited to micro-inequities, unconscious bias, gender dynamics and generational differences. As a 25-year veteran of PwC, she now works with companies across the country who believe the business community has a responsibility to act. These companies help fight societal systemic racism through corporate engagement strategies and by advancing racial equity through legislative public policy at the federal, state, and local levels. The focus is to positively impact the 47+million Black Americans and improve societal well-being.

The Lam Family College of Business welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you would like reasonable accommodations for this event, please contact the Center for Ethical & Sustainable Business at cesb@sfsu.edu as soon as possible so your request may be reviewed.