The History of the Black and White Wealth Gap: What Boards Can do Today to Make a Difference
Lodis is an organization comprised of women who are chairwomen of the Board of Corporations.
Mutual Fund Directors Forum - A Conversation with Steven Rogers on A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You can Do now to Help the Black Community
In this webinar, the Forum staff will talk with Steven Rogers, an independent director on the Oakmark Funds board and former Harvard Business School professor, about his book A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You can do Now to Help the Black Community. It is a “call to action” that focuses on solutions to the country’s racial challenges. Steven’s thesis is that the root cause of the black-white racial problems, is the racial wealth disparity. The book is chockful of data, research and anecdotes used to explain how the wealth gap was created and actions that can be taken to close it.
This webinar originally aired on Thursday, January 13, 2022.
Presentation and Audio Playback
Black-owned Banks and Credit Unions
The Governor’s Academy
Convocation Speaker: Steve Rogers, author of, Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
Thought Leader Forum
Thought Leader Forum is focused on accelerating the development of leaders by providing regular opportunities to gain business and leadership perspectives as well as shared experiences from an external viewpoint. The purpose of the program is to provide additional development enterprise wide to all leaders at Allstate no matter where you sit. Thought Leader Forum is partnering with the African American Working Network (AAWN) ERG to celebrate Black History Month. AAWN is proud to host Black History Month on behalf of all Allstaters, and the theme is Celebrating Black History Makers: Me, We, Allstate!
2022 is the year we can all make a difference in creating and celebrating equity inside Allstate and in our communities. Black History Month is the perfect time to highlight what we can all do whether its applauding Allstate’s recent efforts and future plans, supporting Black-owned businesses, learning from thought leaders or donating or volunteering with organizations that support equity and social justice.
Black Enterprise Summits - Small Business
Panel Speaker - How Your Business Can Profit from Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Hosted by Wells Fargo.
Over the past year, major corporations announced racial equity commitments that included programs to advance Black business growth and development. In this session, we review how some of these initiatives have been structured and implemented. Our panelists will share how such programs have benefitted Black firms and how companies like yours—can take advantage of them.
Keynote Speaker at Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Teen Summit 2021
Gave keynote speech titled “What Would Life Be If There Were No Black Entrepreneurs?” at Teen Summit 2021 for Chi Sigma Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Keynote Speaker at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Black Management Association Conference
Speaker for Charting the Course: Closing Equity Gaps with Social Innovation
Disproportionate availability of adequate community resources has been a threat to equitable and inclusive futures in the United States throughout history. A host of government programs have been created over the decades with the intent to close these gaps, but have fallen short in areas of effectiveness and reach. In the age of innovation, it is time for one of the oldest industries to embrace enhanced creativity and personalization in its quest to set underrepresented minorities on an equitable path that overcomes long standing barriers. Join us as we explore innovative solutions that provide rising generations with a stronger foundation and better opportunity to achieve educational, professional, and wealth equity.
Keynote Speaker at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Keynote for first year students who are completing a module on the political economy of entrepreneurship, on what business schools need to do better, but more fully what we should understand to be the story of the “African American entrepreneur,” past and present.
Award Recognition at Dominican University
Dominican University in Illinois has recognized Steven Rogers with the James W. Haugh Award for Entrepreneurship and Ethics in Business.
Dominican University in Illinois has recognized Steven Rogers with the James W. Haugh Award for Entrepreneurship and Ethics in Business. The event was part of the Entrepreneur Speaker Series on October 14, 2020.
“Brennan School of Business presents Diverse Entrepreneurs: An Open Dialogue about their Challenges and Opportunities”
At the Entrepreneur Speaker Series, today's innovators share their entrepreneurial journey, life lessons, and success stories. Steven Rogers, a former Harvard Business School professor, author, and entrepreneur, will facilitate an open dialogue with a diverse panel of experts.