Joel Howell.
Joel Howell
Incidentally, PwC started this journey more than two decades ago when leadership recognized the need to focus on how it attracts, develops, and advances its employees, Schuyler said. PwC's first chief diversity officer took the helm in 1999 managing a total of 14 professionals. Today, the office has 32 staff members.
"We wanted to make sure that individuals were clear on the definition and what those behaviors look like," Howell said. "It's not a self designation. It's up to those people in the disadvantaged groups to put the label of ally on you and to say, 'Yes, this person is my ally and has demonstrated those behaviors.'"