18A | INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL | JUNE 11, 2021 Sponsored Content JENNY BEAN RICK FUSON Chief Human President & Chief Resources Officer Operating Officer DIVERSITY, EQUITY Duke Realty Pacers Sports & Entertainment & INCLUSION
[email protected] [email protected] DEI efforts must be genuine, thorough and ongoing In IBJ’s Thought Leadership roundtable, leaders at Duke Realty, Externally, we partner with several Pacers Sports & Entertainment and Old National Bank discuss what organizations to introduce students their organizations have done to become more inclusive and and professionals to the real estate what it takes to build a DEI program that works. industry. Project REAP is a 10-week program that bridges the gap between talented minority professionals and RAFAEL SANCHEZ Executive Mentoring program strives commercial real estate companies President of Private Banking How does your company to increase and enhance female and & Community Executive Q: looking for talent. Duke Realty also define Diversity, Equity, and minority representation at top- and Old National Bank partners with Indiana University’s Real Inclusion and what initiatives have mid-level positions. We have a Women’s
[email protected] Estate program to hire new graduates Network that supports the investment you created to support DEI? or interns. Another program we are in, development of, and growth of passionate about is our partnership with JENNY BEAN: Duke Realty’s DEI women at Duke Realty. And our DirectEmployers Institute, which allows program, which started over 20 years supplier diversity program is focused us to showcase our construction division ago, involves several initiatives, starting on increasing utilization of minority-, RAFAEL SANCHEZ: I think it starts and educate diverse students on careers with our DEI Council, whose mission women-, and veteran-owned businesses.