Advancing Diversity

• A 2015 study by McKinsey found that companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to perform above the mean in their industry and those in the top quartile for race/ethnic diversity are 35% more likely to outperform others in their industry.

• A 2016 study by Morgan Stanley in 2016 found that the more diverse companies delivered better returns and were less volatile

Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are providing the resources below, drawn from a variety of sources, to help continue and elevate the discussion. As this is a ‘living document’, please reach out if you have suggestions of additional resources.

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Podcasts

• Black Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, and the Pandemic Jill Johnson

• How to Succeed in Business When You’re a Black Harvard MBA. Henry Whitmore

• When a Harvard Alum Drives Diversity and Inclusion in Angel Investments Jill Johnson

Books

• Allies and Advocates: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Culture (Amber Cabral)

• CHANGE AGENT: a Life Dedicated to Creating Wealth for Minorities (James Lowry)

• The Color of Law: a Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Richard Rothstein)

• The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap (Mehrsa Baradaran)

• Kingonomics: Twelve Innovative Currencies for Transforming Your Future (Rodney Sampson)

• The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table (Minda Hart)

• The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway

• Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms (Shellye Archambeau)

Articles

• 12 Tips for Leading Diverse Teams

• Choosing To Be Agents Of Change

• Closing the Access to Capital Divide: A Role for Allies

• Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens to Widen Racial Homeownership Gap

• Don't Let VCs Be the Gatekeepers of Your Success

• Golden Seeds. “Our Reflection on Racial Equality, Access to Capital

• Hedge Funds Not Led by White Men Outperform Nearly 2 to 1

• House Poor

• The Kapor Capital Founders’ Commitment

• The Top 10 Metro Areas Where Black and Latinx Founders Are Securing the Most Funding to Build Their Companies

• A VC's Guide to Investing in Black Founders

• Want to Help the Black Community? Invest in Black Founders

• Where Did You Go to School?

Presentation

• The Black Founder List

• Closing the Racial Inequality Gaps: The Economic Cost of Black Inequality in the United States

• Crunchbase Diversity Spotlight 2020: Funding to Black and Latinx Founder

• From Vision to Exit

• Resource Guide for Allies and Supporters

Organizations

• Accelerate Equity, the Techstars Foundation

• CodeSquad

• Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project

• Women in VC

Other

• Black Family Association - Resource Guide for Allies and Supporters

• Harvard Implicit Bias One of the best ways to experience biases directly

• Kanarys’ Resource Page Toolkits, webinars, and other information to help both individuals and employers create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

• Transparent Collective A non-profit breaking down the barriers that acutely affect the success of minority founders at the early stages of their startups.