COMPANIES FOR
DIVERSITY
No. 39 MGM MIRAGE
J. Terrence (Terry) Lanni,
Chairman and CEO
Industry: Gaming, Hospitality,
Entertainment
Main Competitors: Harrah’s
Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands,
Wynn Resorts
U.S. Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nev.
Number of U.S. Employees:
72,000
Annual Revenue: $7 billion
of Operations Outside U.S.: None
meets regularly with employee-resource groups (only 70 percent of
Top 50 CEOs do this). Diversity
training is mandatory for the entire
work force ( 58 percent of Top 50
companies have this), lasts more
than one day and is held every
month. The company also has very
strong employee-resource groups.
Punam Mathur,
Senior Vice President
of Corporate Diversity
and Community Affairs
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50: MGM
MIRAGE has emerged as a national
diversity leader only in the last few
years (this is its second year on the
Top 50) but it has invested the time,
effort and resources to become a
major force in this area.
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: Chairman
and CEO J. Terrence Lanni’s commitment to diversity is clear. He
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS: In
2006, MGM MIRAGE graduated
its 2,000th Diversity Champion,
marking a critical strategic milestone
in diversity and leadership training
for the company. Also in 2006,
MGM MIRAGE founded the
Diversity Professionals Network, a
voluntary network dedicated to
evolving the practice and integration
of diversity in southern Nevada.
No. 40 ALLSTATE
Specialty Lists:
No. 10 on the Top 10 Companies
for African Americans
Industry: Insurance and Financial
Services
Main Competitors: State Farm,
Farmers Group, Progressive
U.S. Headquarters: Northbrook, Ill.
Number of U.S. Employees:
36,000
Annual Revenue: $35.8 billion
of Operations Outside U.S.:
2
DIVERSITY STRENGTHS: The CEO
chairs the diversity council (only
54 percent of Top 50 companies
do this). The company also has
mandatory diversity training for its
entire work force (only 58 percent
of Top 50 companies have this)
and the training is offered every
month ( 84 percent of Top 50 companies do this). The company has
strong work/life benefits including
onsite childcare, adoption assistance and lactation programs.
Thomas J. Wilson,
President and CEO
WHY IT’S ON THE TOP 50: Allstate has
made the Top 50 list every year
since it started in 2001. Its strong
Human Capital and Corporate
Communications, and its ground-breaking efforts to market to African
Americans and Latinos, make it a
national diversity leader.
RECENT DIVERSITY SUCCESS: In
2006, Allstate received the New
York Urban League’s “Champion of
Diversity” award.
Anise Wiley-Little,
Assistant Vice
President and Chief
Diversity Officer
