The role of chief diversity officer has become far more common in the development sector in the last five years.
And it’s a sign the sector is trying to get serious about addressing some deep-rooted issues, according to some of the first people to hold the role.
Five diversity leaders spoke to Devex Executive Vice President Kate Warren last week as part of the Leader Roundtable series for Devex Pro members. Three of them were the first in their organization to occupy the position.
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David Ainsworth@daveainsworth4
David Ainsworth is business editor at Devex, where he writes about finance and funding issues for development institutions. He was previously a senior writer and editor for magazines specializing in nonprofits in the U.K. and worked as a policy and communications specialist in the nonprofit sector for a number of years. His team specializes in understanding reports and data and what it teaches us about how development functions.
