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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 (DEI), 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 DEI (www.DisabilityEqualityIndex.org), a corporate benchmarking tool created by non-profit organizations AAPD and Disability:IN. 

Our respective companies leverage the DEI 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 leading disability-inclusive companies stand to gain as much as 28% higher revenue, double the net income and 30% higher economic profit margins than their peers.

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 DEI 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. Joe Adams, Managing Partner & CEO, RSM US LLP (“RSM”)
3. Aron Ain, Chairman & CEO, UKG
4. Kevin Ali, CEO, Organon
5. José (Joe) E. Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO, Baxter International Inc.
6. Cristiano R. Amon, President & CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated
7. Carl S. Armato, President & CEO, Novant Health
8. Nikesh Arora, CEO and Chairman, Palo Alto Networks
9. Tom Arseneault, President & CEO, BAE Systems, Inc.
10. Stéphane Bancel, CEO, Moderna
11. Mary Barra, Chair and CEO, General Motors
12. Corie Barry, CEO, Best Buy
13. Marc Benioff, Chair & CEO, Salesforce
14. Andy Bird, CEO, Pearson
15. Frank Bisignano, President & CEO, Fiserv, Inc.
16. Robert M. Blue, Chair, President & CEO, Dominion Energy, Inc.
17. Jean-Michel Boers, President & CEO, and US Country Managing Director, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation
18. Gail Boudreaux, President & CEO, Elevance Health
19. Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman & CEO, Pfizer, Inc.
20. Roz Brewer, CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens Boots Alliance
21. Bruce Broussard, President & CEO, Humana Inc.
22. Greg Brown, Chairman & CEO, Motorola Solutions Inc
23. Jeffrey J. Brown, CEO, Ally Financial Inc.
24. James Butcher, President & CEO, Chemonics International
25. Giovanni Caforio, Chairman & CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb
26. David Calhoun, President & CEO, The Boeing Company
27. Anthony Capuano, CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
28. Marc Casper, Chairman, President & CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific
29. Andy Cecere, Chairman & CEO, U.S. Bancorp
30. Annette Clayton, North American President & CEO, Schneider Electric
31. Frank Clyburn, CEO, IFF
32. David Cordani, President & CEO, Cigna Corporation
33. Brian Cornell, Board Chairman & CEO, Target Corp.
34. Roger Crandall, Chairman, President & CEO, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
35. Steve Demetriou, Chair & CEO, Jacobs
36. Francis deSouza, President & CEO, Illumina
37. Sven Dethlefs, MD, Executive Vice President of North America Commercial, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
38. Harry Dochelli, President & CEO, Essendant
39. Joe Dominguez, President & CEO, Constellation Energy Corporation
40. Brian Doubles, President & CEO, Synchrony
41. Sandy Douglas, CEO, UNFI
42. Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO, TIAA
43. Marvin R. Ellison, President & CEO, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
44. John J. Engel, Chairman, President & CEO, Wesco International Inc.
45. Mick Farrell, CEO, ResMed
46. Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., President & CEO, Mayo Clinic
47. Bradley H. Feldmann, Chairman, President & CEO, Cubic Corporation
48. Beth Ford, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
49. Fabrizio Freda, President & CEO, The Estée Lauder Companies
50. Lance Fritz, Chairman, President & CEO, Union Pacific
51. Pat Gelsinger, CEO, Intel
52. Paul Gentzkow, President & CEO, Talent Solutions, Robert Half
53. Thomas P. (Todd) Gibbons, CEO, BNY Mellon
54. Matt Goldberg, President & CEO, Tripadvisor, Inc.
55. Jim Goodnight, Co-Founder & CEO, SAS Institute Inc.
56. Mark Greatrex, President, Cox Communications, Inc.
57. Kelly Grier, US Chair & Americas Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
58. Anders Gustafsson, CEO, Zebra Technologies Corp.
59. Bill Hagaman, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner and CEO, Withum
60. M. Susan Hardwick, President & CEO, American Water Works, Inc.
61. Cain A. Hayes, President & CEO, Point32Health, Inc.
62. Gregory J. Hayes, Chairman & CEO, Raytheon Technologies
63. Joe Hinrichs, President & CEO, CSX Corporation
64. Lauren Hobart, President & CEO, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc.
65. Roger Hochschild, President & CEO, Discover Financial Services
66. Kevin Hourican, President & CEO, Sysco Corporation
67. Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA
68. Jean Hynes, CEO, Wellington Management
69. Robert Isom, Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines Group
70. Anthony Jabbour, CEO, Black Knight, Inc. and Dun & Bradstreet
71. Brad Jacobs, Chairman & CEO, XPO Logistics, Inc.
72. Robert E. Jordan, CEO, Southwest Airlines
73. Rick Keyes, President & CEO, Meijer
74. Julie Kim, President, U.S. Business Unit and U.S. Country Head, Takeda
75. Scott Kirby, CEO, United Airlines
76. Paul Knopp, U.S. Chair & CEO, KPMG
77. Alex Liu, Managing Partner, Chairman and Chief Diversity Officer, Kearney
78. Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, President, Bayer US
79. Sarah London, CEO, Centene Corporation
80. Charles F. Lowrey, Chairman & CEO, Prudential Financial, Inc.
81. Dave MacLennan, Chairman & CEO, Cargill, Incorporated
82. Mike Mahoney, Chairman & CEO, Boston Scientific
83. Paul Markovich, President & CEO, Blue Shield of California
84. Judy Marks, Chair, CEO & President, Otis Worldwide
85. Geoff Martha, CEO, Medtronic
86. Rodney Martin, Chairman & CEO, Voya Financial
87. Pamela Maynard, CEO, Avanade
88. James R. McDonald, President, Americas Land, SLB
89. Michael H. McGarry, PPG Chairman & CEO, PPG
90. Doug McMillon, CEO, Walmart Inc.
91. Rodney McMullen, Chairman & CEO, The Kroger Companies
92. Sanjay Mehrotra, President & CEO, Micron Technology, Inc.
93. Larry Merlo, President & CEO, CVS Health
94. Ben Minicucci, CEO & President, Alaska Airlines
95. Sarosh Mistry, Chair, Sodexo North America, Sodexo
96. Mark Mondello, CEO, Jabil Inc.
97. Curt Morgan, CEO, Vistra Corp.
98. Iva Morse, Vice President, Head of BioProcessing Commercial Americas | Country Speaker USA,Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
99. Brian Moynihan, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Bank of America
100. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
101. Chris Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton
102. Antonio Neri, President & CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
103. Kurt Newman, MD, President & CEO, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
104. Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO, State Street Corporation
105. Ken Paulus, President & CEO, Prime Therapeutics LLC
106. Mark Pearson, CEO, Equitable Holdings
107. Douglas L. Peterson, President & CEO, S&P Global
108. Pedro Pizarro, President & CEO, Edison International
109. Richard Poirier, President & CEO, Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
110. Tom Polen, Chairman, CEO & President, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
111. Patti Poppe, CEO PG&E Corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
112. Peter Quigley, CEO, Kelly
113. Tom Reeg, CEO, Caesars Entertainment
114. Dave Regnery, Chair & CEO, Trane Technologies
115. Dave Ricks, Chairman & CEO, Eli Lilly and Company
116. Dino E. Robusto, Chairman & CEO, CNA Financial Corporation
117. Jorge M. Rodriguez, President & CEO, Sorenson
118. Jim Ryan, Chairman & CEO, Old National Bank
119. Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
120. Tim Ryan, US Chair & Senior Partner, PwC
121. Leo Salom, President & CEO, TD Bank
122. Tom Salvaggio, President & CEO, CAI
123. Julien Sauvagnargues, President, Olympus Corporation of the Americas (OCA), Olympus Corporation of the Americas
124. Charlie Scharf, CEO, Wells Fargo & Company
125. Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks Corporation
126. Kåre Schultz, President and CEO, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
127. Seth Siegel, CEO, Grant Thornton LLP
128. Mike Sievert, President & CEO, T-Mobile
129. Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman & CEO, Baker Hughes
130. Vince Sorgi, President & CEO, PPL Corporation
131. Evan Spiegel, CEO, Snap Inc.
132. Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture
133. Mike Swinford, CEO, NuMotion
134. James D. Taiclet, Chairman, President & CEO, Lockheed Martin
135. Joe Tarantino, President & CEO, Protiviti
136. Laurent Therivel, CEO, UScellular
137. Carol B. Tomé, CEO, United Parcel Service
138. Robert N. Trunzo, President & CEO, CUNA Mutual Group
139. Brian Turner, CEO & President, Point B LLC
140. Sherri Turpin, CEO, ZVRS and Purple Communications
141. Brian Tyler, CEO, McKesson Corporation
142. Joe Ucuzoglu, CEO, Deloitte US
143. Hans Vestberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon
144. Michel Vounatsos, CEO, Biogen
145. Keith Waddell, CEO, Robert Half International
146. Kathy Warden, Chairman, CEO & President, Northrop Grumman Corporation
147. Mike Wirth, Chairman & CEO, Chevron Corporation
148. Anne Wojcicki, CEO & Co-Founder, 23andMe
149. Ashley Wright, Enterprise CEO, GHD Group Limited
150. John Zillmer, CEO, Aramark