Staff Report //October 30, 2020//
Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced the lineup of its first statewide cohort for the 17th year of its Diversity Leaders Initiative.
Juan Johnson, Coca-Cola’s first vice president for diversity strategy, will lead the course, which included case studies, scenario analyses and a capstone community project.
“The extreme hardship brought on by the pandemic has exacerbated the existing social and economic divisions that we address through our Diversity Leaders Initiative,” Donald Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute, said in a news release. “The road ahead will present its share of challenges, but our new group of leaders are uniquely positioned to create real-world solutions within their own enterprises.”
Currently, more than 2,300 Riley Fellows live in South Carolina as CEOs, legislators, superintendents and community leaders. This year’s cohort includes: