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3 AT&T
Of all the companies we know, AT&T has the deepest
commitment to the nation’s future workforce.
Values are critical at this company, which has a long-lasting commitment to helping people from traditionally
underrepresented groups through philanthropy and
supplier initiatives.
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INDUSTRIES
Technology, Communications
MAIN COMPE TITORS
Verizon Communications,
Qwest, Sprint
U.S. HEADQUARTERS
Dallas
NUMBER OF U.S. EMPLOYEES
273,867
OF OPERATIONS
OUTSIDE U. S.
N/A
PROFILES
1-10
PROFILES
11-20
PROFILES
21-30
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AT&T’s diversity efforts are very clearly led by Chairman and
CEO Randall L. Stephenson, whose public commitment is visible
and constant. Stephenson, a featured speaker at DiversityInc’s March
learning event, is also chairman of the NAACP Centennial Corporate
Campaign and host of the Hispanic Association on Corporate
Responsibility’s CEO Roundtable.
The company has an increasingly diverse workforce and management, and it more than does its part to ensure the educated U.S.
workforce maximizes all potential. AT&T’s $100-million commitment
to Project Aspire, to stem the dropout rate of primarily Latino and
Black youth, is an example to all of corporate America. The company
has vibrant partnerships with leading LGBT, Latino, Asian and Black
organizations.
AT&T has extremely strong employee-resource groups, which are
used to connect with employees, external clients and partners. They
include groups for veterans, Filipinos, American Indians and people
with disabilities.
AT&T has successfully merged several legacy companies, including SBC Communications,
AT&T, BellSouth and Cingular, which has allowed it to utilize the strongest diversity-management
practices from these organizations. The results of these efforts are reflected in its strong racial/
ethnic diversity in its workforce and its overall management demographics.
AT&T and one of its predecessor companies, SBC Communications, have been longstanding
supplier-diversity leaders, a practice that continues to flourish. Almost 12 percent of its Tier I
(direct contractor) procurement goes to minority- and women-owned suppliers.
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RANDALL L. STEPHENSON
Chairman & CEO
“A diverse workforce and inclusive
culture are essential to AT&T. They
allow us to attract and retain the
best and the brightest to develop the
most innovative products and solutions to meet our customers’ needs.
Diversity is a key part of our success
in an increasingly competitive global
marketplace.”
CINDY BRINKLEY
Senior Vice President of Talent
Development & Chief Diversity Officer
“AT&T’s rich past and promising future is the story of individuals from
all walks of life coming together to
improve lives through relentless innovation ... of a culture rooted in the
belief that our differences make us
better. At AT&T, we’re way beyond
just talking about diversity and
inclusion. We live it.”
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