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Summary
The role of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Corporate Responsibility teams has evolved in both scope and responsibilities. DEI work has expanded to include a more integrated approach to recruitment and training in addition to increased communication with both stakeholders and investors. The conversation also has broadened to include the financial impact of DEI strategies.
- Varying roles of DEI teams in crafting and executing both internal and external strategies
- Scaling DEI programs globally to integrate equally throughout all lines of business
- Incorporating tightly woven recruitment strategies across sectors and industries
- Managing communication, measuring success, and meting disclosure standards
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Speakers
Tim Dismond
CBRE
Chief Responsibility Officer
As Chief Responsibility Officer, Tim Dismond oversees CBRE’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts, and is a member of its Executive Committee, a group of 10 global leaders responsible for driving the company’s business worldwide.
As Chief Responsibility Officer, Tim Dismond oversees CBRE’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts, and is a member of its Executive Committee, a group of 10 global leaders responsible for driving the company’s business worldwide. He is accountable for some of the most highly visible projects, including CBRE’s sustainability and climate action goals and strategies; building a more diverse workforce; and creating a culture of inclusion and wellbeing. He is also on the Executive Committee of CBRE’s Black Excellence employee business resource group.
Mr. Dismond was named CBRE’s first global Chief Diversity Officer in 2020, leading the company’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategy. With his promotion to Chief Responsibility Officer in 2021, the scope of his responsibilities expanded to bring together all corporate ESG efforts under one executive reporting directly to the CEO, including the five pillars of DE&I, Environmental Sustainability, Workplace Safety and Wellbeing, Philanthropy, and Public Affairs.
In recognition of Mr. Dismond’s work to create more just and sustainable spaces, he has been distinguished as a DE&I Trailblazer by Business Insider and one of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America by Savoy, the leading African American business and lifestyle magazine. Under his leadership, CBRE has garnered top sustainability and DE&I recognition, including: Barron’s 11th most sustainable company, World and North America Dow Jones Sustainability indices, Kiplinger 20 ESG company, Bisnow’s Rise Initiative DE&I Progress Leader for our Workforce Representation Program, Forbes’ list of top employers for women and diversity, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, and Disability Equality Index.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Dismond was President of CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Enterprise business, responsible for delivering real estate and facility services to CBRE clients headquartered in the Southern U.S. and Latin America. His team of 5,200 managed over 820 million square feet spanning 63 countries and served retail, technology, health care and energy clients, generating $1.2 billion in annual revenues.
Mr. Dismond also worked as an Executive Managing Director for GWS, serving clients in the Central U.S. and Canada, and an Executive Account Leader for two of GWS’s largest clients in the financial and telecom sectors. In these roles, Mr. Dismond advised clients regarding capital projects, portfolio strategy and operational initiatives while establishing new benchmarks for client satisfaction, growth and workforce diversity.
Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Dismond held several executive positions at Sprint, including Enterprise Operations where he reported directly to the Chairman and CEO. Mr. Dismond is a licensed real estate broker and an attorney who practiced law at a large law firm in Kansas City, MO, for several years. He has represented many Fortune 500 companies and developers in all aspects of real estate, including acquisitions, dispositions, land use planning and zoning, leasing, financing and corporate restructurings.
Natalie Kernisant
Morrison Foerster
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Natalie Kernisant is Morrison & Foerster’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
Natalie Kernisant is Morrison & Foerster’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
Natalie provides strategic leadership to advance recruiting and retention of diverse talent at the firm, as well as providing client development support in the area of diversity and inclusion. She works closely with the firm’s Diversity Strategy Committee co-chairs Purvi Patel, Mark Whitaker, and Tony Carbone, and Women’s Strategy Committee co-chairs Carrie Cohen and Stacey Sprenkel.
Natalie joined Morrison & Foerster in November 2013. She was appointed to the newly created role of Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer in December 2020, having previously served as the firm’s Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion.
Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Natalie served as Human Resources Manager for Risk Management within Global Banking and Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Before that, she practiced trademark and copyright law and then served as the Special Projects Manager in the Office of Institutional Policy & Planning at Harvard Medical School overseeing the school’s 2011 accreditation process.
In 2021, Natalie was named by Crain’s New York Business to its list of Notable Black Leaders & Executives 2021. The special section recognizes black men and women who have impacted New York City in major ways and sets out to honor their professional, civic, and philanthropic achievements.
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