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PwC is one of the few companies to publicly release its diversity data. What was behind that choice?

One of my aspirations early in my tenure was that I wanted to be transparent. I think we’re going through a golden age of transparency, and you need to lead by example. And I like the pressure. We made that decision because we wanted to lead, and we wanted to give others the courage to go. And if you’re waiting for the perfect story, it’s never going to be there. By putting it out there, we’re saying, “Look at us. We’re not perfect. But here are the steps we’re taking to get better.”

I don’t blindly accept that the pipeline is the problem. We had to think differently. We had to behave differently. So what we’ve tried to show with our transparency is the deliberate steps you can take to get better.

‘There Is a Bigger Role’: A C.E.O. Pushes Diversity (Published 2021)
nytimes.com