Jason Thompson is a member of undoubtedly the hottest, fastest growing occupation in America.
Is there an entity anywhere, of any size, in any field that doesn’t have a “Director of Diversity and Inclusion” with a staff that is at least as large as any in the organization, and whose head does not have total veto power over any decision by any operations executive, including the chief executive of that entity? Story below. DLH
From the Washington Post:
Olympics Trying to make Team USA look more like America
“We’re not quite where we want to be,” said Jason Thompson, the USOC’s director of diversity and inclusion.”
“Yes, USOC officials are pleased the team includes more African-Americans and Asian-Americans — and even the first two openly gay men — than recent winter squads. But they also realize this year’s U.S. Olympic team, not unlike those of most other nations gathering in PyeongChang this week, is still overwhelmingly white.”
