Building Diverse Boards and C-Suites in Healthcare
Building Diverse Boards and C-Suites in Healthcare
February 18, 2021 | Best Practice
1. Analyze all aspects of diversity on organization outcomes
We must analyze all aspects of board diversity on organization outcomes. A commitment to researching how women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and other diverse communities will provide concrete evidence to support organizational success.
2. Set measurable accountability metrics
Organizations must set short- and long-term measures to ensure board diversity accountability. Organization systems should be aligned to support information-gathering within the organization and between similar organizations.
3. Utilize direct impact data to generate buy-in
Organizations must utilize direct, intentional impact data that portrays how increased board diversity enhances organizational performance to generate buy-in. Organizations must present this data coupled with a thoughtful conversation to identify root-cause concerns regarding board diversity.
4. Recognize that bias is intersectional
We must recognize that bias is intersectional and affects all people involved in the organization. All individuals are accountable for promoting diversity within their organization.
5. Require intentional, continuous implicit bias and systemic inequity training
Organizations must make an intentional, continuous effort to provide implicit bias and systemic inequity training to all levels of leadership and employees. Concrete examples of why the training matters must be presented to all sectors of the organization.
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Joseph Gaspero is the CEO and Co-Founder of CHI. He is a healthcare executive, strategist, and researcher. He co-founded CHI in 2009 to be an independent, objective, and interdisciplinary research and education institute for healthcare. Joseph leads CHI’s research and education initiatives focusing on including patient-driven healthcare, patient engagement, clinical trials, drug pricing, and other pressing healthcare issues. He sets and executes CHI’s strategy, devises marketing tactics, leads fundraising efforts, and manages CHI’s Management team. Joseph is passionate and committed to making healthcare and our world a better place. His leadership stems from a wide array of experiences, including founding and operating several non-profit and for-profit organizations, serving in the U.S. Air Force in support of 2 foreign wars, and deriving expertise from time spent in industries such as healthcare, financial services, and marketing. Joseph’s skills include strategy, management, entrepreneurship, healthcare, clinical trials, diversity & inclusion, life sciences, research, marketing, and finance. He has lived in six countries, traveled to over 30 more, and speaks 3 languages, all which help him view business strategy through the prism of a global, interconnected 21st century. Joseph has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. When he’s not immersed in his work at CHI, he spends his time snowboarding backcountry, skydiving, mountain biking, volunteering, engaging in MMA, and rock climbing.