Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Susan Hasely, EVP, Global Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Protiviti, ‘Diversity, Equity & Inclusion’ means creating an equitable work environment where everyone can thrive. We believe that we succeed through teamwork, diversity and respect for each other. We offer our people a wide variety of programs and experiences to ensure that each person has a voice that is heard, feels a sense of belonging, and has the chance to make a real difference.

Our DEI Mission & Vision

The vision and mission of our DEI journey are shared by everyone at Protiviti and are leadership priorities. We are committed to enhancing the attraction, retention, development and leadership paths of a diverse workforce. Additionally, we strive to be an employer of choice with an increasingly diversified and committed workforce reflective of the clients and communities in which we work and live.

Vision: To be an organization where everyone thrives
Mission: Strengthen diversity, nurture a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging, and expand our impact

Defining DEI

Diversity: The presence of characteristics, different and similar, that make our workforce unique

Equity: The commitment to ensure processes are impartial, fair and provide access and opportunities for individual needs

Inclusion: The practice of valuing, respecting and creating a sense of belonging for our people

Our DEI Journey

We are sharing Protiviti’s story to summarize our DEI efforts for our employees and all those who are excited to take this journey with us. We are committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We acknowledge each of us has a critical role in fostering inclusion and creating a culture of belonging globally. On our ongoing quest for excellence, together, we will learn and grow with each step along the way, changing the experiences of our employees, clients, and communities. We acknowledge our progress and remain committed to the milestone work on the path ahead.

Our Employee Network Groups (ENGs)

Our Employee Network Groups are local, grass-roots groups fully supported by leadership that organize both in-person and online events to promote diversity and inclusion initiatives within the company.

Our Inclusion Champion Network

Our global network of Inclusion Champions implement diversity programing at the local office level, organizing educational programs and events and facilitating local employee network groups that connect with our global diversity, equity and inclusion strategies.

Our Supplier Inclusion Program

Protiviti, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Robert Half, is aligned to the enterprise Supplier Inclusion Program. The program is designed to support the promotion, growth and development of small and/or diverse-, woman-, veteran-, service-disabled veteran-, LGBTQ+-owned businesses and business owners with apparent and non-apparent disabilities. We also strongly encourage our community alliances and suppliers to work with diverse suppliers themselves.

Our Gender Equity Strategy

We are committed to increasing female representation and leadership within Protiviti. We actively promote gender equity in our education, communication, recruitment, advancement, retention, mentorship, sponsorship and community outreach efforts.

Our Racial Equity Strategy

We are fully committed to providing equity to those of all races and ethnicities within our firm and in our society. Equity asks us to acknowledge that everyone has different requirements and lived experiences while aiming to remove barriers that prevent the inclusion of our diverse colleagues and our community members.

Inclusion moves us forward together

We are on this DEI journey together, and we succeed through teamwork, diversity and respect for one another. We operate in a highly collaborative manner where all viewpoints are heard and valued. We recognize and promote flexibility as essential to supporting our people.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Partners

We are proud to partner with a number of strategic partnerships in order to share related best practices, knowledge and educational resources for our people around the world.

Standing Together Against Racial Injustice

The events related to the crisis of racial injustice have emanated throughout the U.S. and to other countries worldwide, so we believe it is appropriate to share with you our position, our actions, and how our values guide our actions. Racial injustice and violence have no place in our society or in our company. Together we stand with the Black community in condemning such hatred and seeking resolution, reform, and real change.

Our focus at Protiviti is a long-term commitment for enduring change, even when this progress requires us to be uncomfortable. Meaningful actions require the rich teamwork that is a hallmark of our firm, building on the inertia we are now seeing. The social and racial injustice that we are all witnessing will take time to resolve, but we stand committed to taking focused action to support this transformation.

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Lowering Financial Barriers to Opportunity | Diverse Supplier Grant Initiative

Protiviti is proud to partner with JPMorgan Chase in the Diverse Supplier Grant Initiative. This program is aimed at providing diverse-owned businesses, with an emphasis on Black, Hispanic, and Latino-owned businesses, access to growth capital they need to more effectively compete and secure corporate contracts from companies like ours, JPMorgan Chase, and the Fortune 500.

Meeting minimum requirements for doing business with large corporations can often be cost-prohibitive for diverse-owned small businesses. This program is being funded by a combination of contributions from JPMorgan Chase, as well as other corporations like ours, with an interest in fostering the success of diverse suppliers.

Through this initiative we aim to lower common financial barriers diverse businesses experience when seeking opportunities with large corporations. Our collective goal is to deliver a multi-year grant program that is agile and scalable to meet the rising demand for emerging Black and Hispanic businesses in corporate supply chains. JPMorgan Chase, as the sponsor of this initiative, partnered with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and certified 501(c)(3), to administer the initiative end-to-end.

For more information about the program, visit these sites:

Creating Opportunity by Removing Barriers (jpmorganchase.com)
Capital for Diverse Supply Chain Businesses | Local Initiatives Support Corporation (lisc.org)

Top accolades

Protiviti and our parent company, Robert Half, are pleased to have been recognized for a variety of national, regional and industry accomplishments.

Compiled by Statista from its researched lists of best management consulting firms in countries, including the U.S., Germany, France, the U.K., Switzerland and Japan.

HRC rates workplaces on equality and inclusion for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer employees.

Bloomberg tracks the performance of public companies committed to disclosing their efforts to support gender equality through policy development, representation and transparency.

Based on employee and employer surveys administered by Great Place to Work, this list identifies U.S. companies that are supporting their employees and their surrounding communities