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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. José (Joe) E. Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO, Baxter International Inc.
5. Carl S. Armato, President & CEO, Novant Health
6. Tom Arseneault, President & CEO, BAE Systems, Inc.
7. Stéphane Bancel, CEO, Moderna
8. Mary Barra, Chair and CEO, General Motors
9. Corie Barry, CEO, Best Buy
10. Marc Benioff, Chair & CEO, Salesforce
11. Andy Bird, CEO, Pearson
12. Frank Bisignano, President & CEO, Fiserv, Inc.
13. Robert M. Blue, Chair, President & CEO, Dominion Energy, Inc.
14. Jean-Michel Boers, President & CEO, and US Country Managing Director, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation
15. Roz Brewer, CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens Boots Alliance
16. Bruce Broussard, President & CEO, Humana Inc.
17. Greg Brown, Chairman & CEO, Motorola Solutions Inc
18. Jeffrey J. Brown, CEO, Ally Financial Inc.
19. James Butcher, President & CEO, Chemonics International
20. Giovanni Caforio, Chairman & CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb
21. David Calhoun, President & CEO, The Boeing Company
22. Anthony Capuano, CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
23. Marc Casper, Chairman, President & CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific
24. Andy Cecere, Chairman & CEO, U.S. Bancorp
25. Annette Clayton, North American President & CEO, Schneider Electric
26. Frank Clyburn, CEO, IFF
27. David Cordani, President & CEO, Cigna Corporation
28. Brian Cornell, Board Chairman & CEO, Target Corp.
29. Roger Crandall, Chairman, President & CEO, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
30. Sven Dethlefs, MD, Executive Vice President of North America Commercial, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
31. Steve Demetriou, Chair & CEO, Jacobs
32. Brian Doubles, President & CEO, Synchrony
33. Sandy Douglas, CEO, UNFI
34. Thasunda Brown Duckett, President & CEO, TIAA
35. Marvin R. Ellison, President & CEO, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
36. Mick Farrell, CEO, ResMed
37. Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., President & CEO, Mayo Clinic
38. Bradley H. Feldmann, Chairman, President & CEO, Cubic Corporation
39. James M. Foote, President & CEO, CSX Corporation
40. Beth Ford, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
41. Fabrizio Freda, President & CEO, The Estée Lauder Companies
42. Pat Gelsinger, CEO, Intel
43. Thomas P. (Todd) Gibbons, CEO, BNY Mellon
44. Paul Gentzkow, President & CEO, Talent Solutions, Robert Half
45. Kelly Grier, US Chair & Americas Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
46. Mark Greatrex, President, Cox Communications, Inc.
47. Anders Gustafsson, CEO, Zebra Technologies Corp.
48. Bill Hagaman, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner and CEO, Withum
49. M. Susan Hardwick, President & CEO, American Water Works, Inc.
50. Gregory J. Hayes, Chairman & CEO, Raytheon Technologies
51. Lauren Hobart, President & CEO, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc.
52. Roger Hochschild, President & CEO, Discover Financial Services
53. Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA
54. Robert Isom, Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines Group
55. Anthony Jabbour, CEO, Black Knight, Inc. and Dun & Bradstreet
56. Stephen Kaufer, President & CEO, Tripadvisor, Inc.
57. Gary C. Kelly, Chairman & CEO, Southwest Airlines Co.
58. Scott Kirby, CEO, United Airlines
59. Paul Knopp, U.S. Chair & CEO, KPMG
60. Alex Liu, Managing Partner, Chairman and Chief Diversity Officer, Kearney
61. Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, President, Bayer US
62. Sarah London, CEO, Centene Corporation
63. Charles F. Lowrey, Chairman & CEO, Prudential Financial, Inc.
64. Dave MacLennan, Chairman & CEO, Cargill, Incorporated
65. Mike Mahoney, Chairman & CEO, Boston Scientific
66. Paul Markovich, President & CEO, Blue Shield of California
67. Geoff Martha, CEO, Medtronic
68. Rodney Martin, Chairman & CEO, Voya Financial
69. Pamela Maynard, CEO, Avanade
70. Doug McMillon, CEO, Walmart Inc.
71. Rodney McMullen, Chairman & CEO, The Kroger Companies
72. Sanjay Mehrotra, President & CEO, Micron Technology, Inc.
73. Larry Merlo, President & CEO, CVS Health
74. Ben Minicucci, CEO & President, Alaska Airlines
75. Sarosh Mistry, Chairman, Sodexo North America, Sodexo
76. Mark Mondello, CEO, Jabil Inc.
77. Curt Morgan, CEO, Vistra Corp.
78. Brian Moynihan, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Bank of America
79. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
80. Chris Nassetta, President & CEO, Hilton
81. Antonio Neri, President & CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
82. Kurt Newman, MD, President & CEO, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
83. Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO , State Street Corporation
84. Mark Pearson, CEO, Equitable Holdings
85. Douglas L. Peterson, President & CEO, S&P Global
86. Richard Poirier, President & CEO, Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
87. Tom Polen, Chairman, CEO & President, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
88. Brad Preber, CEO, Grant Thornton LLP
89. Dave Regner, Chair & CEO, Trane Technologies
90. Tom Reeg, CEO, Caesars Entertainment
91. Dave Ricks, Chairman & CEO, Eli Lilly and Company
92. Dino Robusto, Chairman & CEO, CNA Financial Corporation
93. Jim Ryan, Chairman & CEO, Old National Bank
94. Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
95. Tim Ryan, US Chair & Senior Partner, PwC
96. Leo Salom, President & CEO, TD Bank
97. Tom Salvaggio, President & CEO, CAI
98. Charlie Scharf, CEO, Wells Fargo & Company
99. Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks Corporation
100. Kåre Schultz, President and CEO, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
101. Mike Sievert, President & CEO, T-Mobile
102. Vince Sorgi, President & CEO, PPL Corporation
103. Evan Spiegel, CEO, Snap Inc.
104. Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture
105. Mike Swinford, CEO, NuMotion
106. Joe Tarantino, President & CEO, Protiviti
107. Laurent Therivel, CEO, UScellular
108. Carol B. Tomé, CEO, United Parcel Service
109. Robert N. Trunzo, President & CEO, CUNA Mutual Group
110. Sherri Turpin, CEO, ZVRS and Purple Communications
111. Joe Ucuzoglu, CEO, Deloitte US
112. Hans Vestberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon
113. Michel Vounatsos, CEO, Biogen
114. Keith Waddell, CEO, Robert Half International
115. Kathy Warden, Chairman, CEO & President, Northrop Grumman Corporation
116. Mike Wirth, Chairman & CEO, Chevron Corporation
117. Anne Wojcicki, CEO & Co-Founder, 23andMe