The Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) is the highest corporate officer charged with the management of diversity and inclusion in an organization.
The CDO role may involve: addressing discrimination in the workplace, launching initiatives to change organizational culture, and increasing the range of backgrounds and the representation of staff. Roughly 52% of Fortune 500 companies employ diversity officers.[1]
- ^ Tina Shah Paikeday (June 1, 2021). "Positioning Your Chief Diversity Officer For Top Performance". Russell Reynold. Retrieved December 29, 2022.