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Understanding that we are all operating in an unprecedented environment with multiple, competing interests for the time and attention of the CEO, we are writing to you – from a CEO to CEO perspective – to ask for your much-needed help in advancing equality and inclusion at a time when the need to make sure that no one is marginalized has never been more important.

July 2020 marked the 30^th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  While there is much to celebrate in the progress that has been made since the ADA was created, there is still a great deal of work to be done.  Specifically, we want to:

1. Request your consideration to participate in the Disability Equality Index, the leading corporate benchmarking tool for disability equality, which is administered by the non-profit organizations, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN;
2. Share important information on disability inclusion that details its impact on business performance; and
3. Ensure that you’re aware of increasing investor interest in understanding how companies are inclusive of people with disabilities.

We have experienced first-hand, within our companies, the potential for innovation, sustainability, and profit as a result of disability inclusion. It is important to us, now more than ever, to drive companies aligned with corporate values and meaningful purpose. Without disability inclusion, we will fail to build sustainable futures that empower all.

We kindly request that your company registers for the Disability Equality Index, a corporate benchmarking tool created by non-profit organizations AAPD and Disability:IN. 

Our respective companies leverage the Disability Equality Index to help build better products, stronger workforces, and innovative supply chains. At a larger scale, we stand to boost the American GDP by up to $25 billion if we hire just 1% of the untapped talent with disabilities.

Over one billion people have a disability across the globe – and it is a strength. We are leveraging this – by hiring inclusively, contracting with disability-owned business enterprises, and creating accessible tools and technology for all. We do this because it’s the right thing to do and it makes good business sense. Research reveals that companies that have led on key disability inclusion criteria during that time have realized: 1.6x more revenue, 2.6x more net income, and 2x more economic profit than other participants in Disability:IN’s annual benchmark survey.1 They are also 25% more likely to outperform on productivity compared to their industry peers that have not participated in the survey, measured as revenue per employee.

This is a growing topic for investors in driving sustainable performance. A global investor coalition, representing more than $2.8 trillion in combined assets, called on companies they invest in to become more disability inclusive. The coalition is led by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read, and includes large institutional investors such as California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Bank of America.

We understand, firsthand, that many requests come across the CEO’s desk, which is why we’re reaching out directly to you on this topic. The business case for disability inclusion in the workplace is compelling. Investor interest – along with regulator and legislator interest – on the topic of workplace disability inclusion is increasing at an accelerated pace. And the Disability Equality Index provides an unbiased and confidential way to benchmark disability inclusion in the workplace.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

1. Darius Adamczyk, Chairman & CEO, Honeywell
2. Kevin Ali, CEO, Organon
3. José (Joe) E. Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO, Baxter International Inc.
4. Cristiano R. Amon, President & CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated
5. Bill Anderson, Chairman of the Board of Management, Bayer AG, Bayer
6. Peter Arduini, President & CEO, GE HealthCare
7. Carl S. Armato, President & CEO, Novant Health
8. Craig Arnold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eaton
9. Nikesh Arora, CEO and Chairman, Palo Alto Networks
10. Tom Arseneault, President & CEO, BAE Systems, Inc.
11. Stéphane Bancel, CEO, Moderna
12. Steve Bandrowczak, Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation
13. Mary Barra, Chair and CEO, General Motors
14. Corie Barry, CEO, Best Buy
15. Brian Becker, CEO, RSM
16. Marc Benioff, Chair & CEO, Salesforce
17. Andy Bird, CEO, Pearson
18. Frank Bisignano, President & CEO, Fiserv, Inc.
19. Robert M. Blue, Chair, President & CEO, Dominion Energy, Inc.
20. Jean-Michel Boers, President & CEO, and US Country Managing Director, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation
21. Gail Boudreaux, President & CEO, Elevance Health
22. Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman & CEO, Pfizer, Inc.
23. Roz Brewer, CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance
24. Bruce Broussard, President & CEO, Humana Inc.
25. Greg Brown, Chairman & CEO, Motorola Solutions Inc
26. Jeffrey J. Brown, CEO, Ally Financial Inc.
27. Michele Buck, Chair of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer, The Hershey Company
28. Bill Burns, CEO, Zebra Technologies
29. David Burritt, President and CEO, U. S. Steel
30. James Butcher, President & CEO, Chemonics International
31. Giovanni Caforio, Chairman & CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb
32. David Calhoun, President & CEO, The Boeing Company
33. Anthony Capuano, CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
34. Marc Casper, Chairman, President & CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific
35. Andy Cecere, Chairman & CEO, U.S. Bancorp
36. Annette Clayton, North American President & CEO, Schneider Electric
37. Frank Clyburn, CEO, IFF
38. Steve Collis, Chairman, President and CEO, AmerisourceBergen
39. Elizabeth B. Concordia, President and CEO, UCHealth
40. David Cordani, President & CEO, Cigna Corporation
41. Brian Cornell, Board Chairman & CEO, Target Corp.
42. Roger Crandall, Chairman, President & CEO, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
43. Joanne Crevoiserat, CEO, Tapestry, Inc.
44. H. Lawrence (Larry) Culp Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive, GE Aerospace
45. Terrence Curtin, CEO, TE Connectivity, Ltd.
46. Paul Decker, President & CEO, Mathematica
47. Keith Demmings, President & CEO, Assurant
48. Harry Dochelli, President & CEO, Essendant
49. Joe Dominguez, President & CEO, Constellation Energy Corporation
50. John Donahoe, President & CEO, NIKE, Inc.
51. Brian Doubles, President & CEO, Synchrony
52. Sandy Douglas, CEO, UNFI
53. David Druley, CEO, Cambridge Associates
54. Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO, TIAA
55. Marvin R. Ellison, President & CEO, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
56. John J. Engel, Chairman, President & CEO, Wesco International Inc.
57. Ann Fandozzi, Chief Executive Officer, Convergint
58. Mick Farrell, CEO, ResMed
59. Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., President & CEO, Mayo Clinic
60. Bradley H. Feldmann, Chairman, President & CEO, Cubic Corporation
61. Jim Fitterling, Chair and CEO, Dow
62. Kathleen Flanagan, CEO & President, Abt Global Inc.
63. Beth Ford, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
64. James C. Foster, Chairman, President and CEO, Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
65. Richard Francis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teva Pharmaceuticals
66. Fabrizio Freda, President & CEO, The Estée Lauder Companies
67. Lance Fritz, Chairman, President & CEO, Union Pacific
68. Belén Garijo, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
69. Pat Gelsinger, CEO, Intel
70. Paul Gentzkow, President & CEO, Talent Solutions, Robert Half
71. Jim Giannopoulos, CEO, GHD
72. Russell Glass, CEO, Headspace
73. Matt Goldberg, President & CEO, Tripadvisor, Inc.
74. Jim Goodnight, Co-Founder & CEO, SAS Institute Inc.
75. Ariane Gorin, Chief Executive Officer, Expedia Group
76. Mark Greatrex, President, Cox Communications, Inc.
77. Kelly Grier, US Chair & Americas Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
78. Sebastian Guth, President, Bayer U.S. & President Pharma, North America, Bayer
79. Monty Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer, Sparq
80. Matt Hammerstein, CEO Barclays UK and Global Agenda Sponsor for Disability Inclusion, Barclays UK
81. M. Susan Hardwick, President & CEO, American Water Works, Inc.
82. Cain A. Hayes, President & CEO, Point32Health, Inc.
83. Gregory J. Hayes, Chairman & CEO, Raytheon Technologies
84. Joe Hinrichs, President & CEO, CSX Corporation
85. Lauren Hobart, President & CEO, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc.
86. Roger Hochschild, President & CEO, Discover Financial Services
87. Kevin Hourican, President & CEO, Sysco Corporation
88. Rich Hume, Chief Executive Officer, TD SYNNEX
89. Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA
90. Jean Hynes, CEO, Wellington Management
91. Robert Isom, Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines Group
92. Anthony Jabbour, CEO, Black Knight, Inc. and Dun & Bradstreet
93. Brad Jacobs, Chairman & CEO, XPO Logistics, Inc.
94. Haakan Jonsson, Chairman and President, Covestro
95. Robert E. Jordan, CEO, Southwest Airlines
96. Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO, Syensqo
97. Rick Keyes, President & CEO, Meijer
98. Julie Kim, President, U.S. Business Unit and U.S. Country Head, Takeda
99. Scott Kirby, CEO, United Airlines
100. Tim Knavish, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), PPG Industries, Inc.
101. Paul Knopp, U.S. Chair & CEO, KPMG
102. Ramon Laguarta, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
103. Ralph A. LaRossa, Chair, President & CEO, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
104. Heather Lavallee, CEO, Voya Financial, Inc.
105. Alex Liu, Managing Partner, Chairman and Chief Diversity Officer, Kearney
106. Sarah London, CEO, Centene Corporation
107. Enrique Lores, President and CEO, HP Inc.
108. Charles F. Lowrey, Chairman & CEO, Prudential Financial, Inc.
109. Mike Mahoney, Chairman & CEO, Boston Scientific
110. Paul Markovich, President & CEO, Blue Shield of California
111. Judy Marks, Chair, CEO & President, Otis Worldwide
112. Geoff Martha, CEO, Medtronic
113. Rodney Martin, Chairman & CEO, Voya Financial
114. Alessandro Maselli, President & CEO, Catalent Pharma Solutions
115. Pamela Maynard, CEO, Avanade
116. Bill McDermott, Chairman & CEO, ServiceNow
117. James R. McDonald, President, Americas Land, SLB
118. Richard P. McKenney, President & CEO, Unum
119. Doug McMillon, President & CEO, Walmart Inc.
120. Rodney McMullen, Chairman & CEO, The Kroger Companies
121. Sanjay Mehrotra, President & CEO, Micron Technology, Inc.
122. Larry Merlo, President & CEO, CVS Health
123. Charles Meyers, President and CEO, Equinix
124. Ben Minicucci, CEO & President, Alaska Airlines
125. Sarosh Mistry, Chair, Sodexo North America, Sodexo
126. Mark Mondello, CEO, Jabil Inc.
127. Curt Morgan, CEO, Vistra Corp.
128. Sarah Morrison, CEO, Shepherd Center
129. Iva Morse, Country Speaker USA. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
130. William S. Mosakowski, CEO, Public Consulting Group
131. Brian Moynihan, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Bank of America
132. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
133. Laxman Narasimhan, CEO, Starbucks
134. Chris Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton
135. Antonio Neri, President & CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
136. Alan S. Ogilvie, President & Chief Executive Officer, Church Mutual Insurance Co., S.I.
137. Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO , State Street Corporation
138. Ken Paulus, President & CEO, Prime Therapeutics LLC
139. Mark Pearson, CEO, Equitable Holdings
140. Douglas L. Peterson, President & CEO, S&P Global
141. Pedro Pizarro, President & CEO, Edison International
142. Tom Polen, Chairman, CEO & President, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
143. Patti Poppe, CEO PG&E Corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
144. Bob Pragada, Chief Executive Officer, Jacobs
145. Heike Prinz, Chief Talent Officer & Labor Director, Bayer AG, Bayer
146. Peter Quigley, CEO, Kelly
147. Tom Reeg, CEO, Caesars Entertainment
148. Dave Regnery, Chair & CEO, Trane Technologies
149. Dave Ricks, Chairman & CEO, Eli Lilly and Company
150. Michelle Riley-Brown, President and CEO, Children’s National Hospital
151. David Risher, CEO, Lyft
152. Dino E. Robusto, Chairman & CEO, CNA Financial Corporation
153. Jorge M. Rodriguez, President & CEO, Sorenson
154. Horacio Rozanski, President and Chief Executive Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton
155. Jim Ryan, Chairman & CEO, Old National Bank
156. Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
157. Tim Ryan, US Chair & Senior Partner, PwC
158. Vincent L. Sadusky, Chief Executive Officer; Executive Director, IGT
159. Leo Salom, President & CEO, TD Bank
160. Tom Salvaggio, President & CEO, CAI
161. Rafael Santana, President and CEO, Wabtec Corporation
162. Rodrigo Santos, President Bayer Crop Science Division, Bayer
163. Julien Sauvagnargues, President, Olympus Corporation of the Americas (OCA)
164. Charlie Scharf, CEO, Wells Fargo & Company
165. Jay Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Edelman Financial Engines
166. Alan Shaw, President & CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation
167. Brian Shepherd, President and CEO, CSG
168. Seth Siegel, CEO, Grant Thornton LLP
169. Brian Sikes, President & CEO, Cargill
170.  Mike Sievert, President & CEO, T-Mobile
171. Josh Silverman, CEO, Etsy, Inc.
172. Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman & CEO, Baker Hughes
173. Vince Sorgi, President & CEO, PPL Corporation
174.  Evan Spiegel, CEO, Snap Inc.
175. John Stankey, CEO, AT&T
176. Steve D. Steinour, President and CEO, Huntington National Bank
177. Scott Strazik, Chief Executive Officer, GE Vernova
178. Michael Stubblefield, President and CEO, Avantor
179. Robert E. Sulentic, President & CEO, CBRE
180.  Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture
181.  Mike Swinford, CEO, NuMotion
182. J.K. Symancyk, President & CEO, PetSmart
183. James D. Taiclet, Chairman, President & CEO, Lockheed Martin
184.  Joe Tarantino, President & CEO, Protiviti
185. Rob Taylor, President Sonepar North America, Sonepar
186.  Jacob Thaysen, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Illumina
187. Laurent Therivel, CEO, US Cellular
188. Sanjeev Tirath, CEO, Pyramid Consulting
189. Chris Todd, CEO, UKG
190.  Carol B. Tomé, CEO, United Parcel Service
191. Robert N. Trunzo, President & CEO, TruStage
192. Brian Turner, CEO & President, Point B LLC
193.  Sherri Turpin, CEO, ZVRS and Purple Communications
194. Brian Tyler, CEO, McKesson Corporation
195. Joe Ucuzoglu, CEO, Deloitte Global
196.  Hans Vestberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon
197. Robin Vince, President & CEO, BNY Mellon
198.  Michel Vounatsos, CEO, Biogen
199.  Keith Waddell, CEO, Robert Half International
200. Pat Walsh, CPA, MBA, CEO, Withum
201.  Kathy Warden, Chairman, CEO & President, Northrop Grumman Corporation
202.  Mike Wirth, Chairman & CEO, Chevron Corporation
203.  Dr. Jerry Wohletz, President & CEO, Draper
204.  Anne Wojcicki, CEO & Co-Founder, 23andMe
205.  John Zillmer, CEO, Aramark