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Ewan Larkin
Mar 9, 2024

Richard Edelman: Dropping DE&I is ‘nonsense’

Edelman pushed back against criticism of diversity programs at this week’s Women of Color Connecting Summit, saying he’s “standing up for DE&I in every client conversation.”

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