Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) bring together employees with a shared identity or purpose and continue to expand around the globe. Today, they are an important component of any diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging strategy. Dr. Theresa Welbourne, Senior Affiliate Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, at the University of Southern California and her colleagues conducted the first comprehensive “State of ERGs” research study to provide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) executives with benchmarking data on ERG practices. The participants within the study included DEI leaders or a designated leader that oversees all ERGs in the organization that participated in the research between August 2023-February 2024.

In this session, we will review the research findings which include benchmarking data on the following measures:

• ERG Structure and Governance
• ERG Funding, Technology, Goals and Rewards
• ERG Leadership
• ERG Executive Sponsors, Allies, and Support/Training
• ERG Organization and Composition

Register in advance to learn more about the state of ERGs today.

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Jennifer Sparks, Director of Corporate Relations & Executive Education
sparksj@marshall.usc.edu, 323.309.0039