JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Established in the mid-2000s and comprised
of 21,000 members worldwide, Adelante’s
mission is to foster an environment of
diversity by empowering Hispanic and
Latino employees to identify and pursue
opportunities for career development and
community involvement while promoting
retention. Adelante’s vision is to play a key role
in making JPMorgan the workplace and brand
of choice for Latino/Hispanic employees and
customers. Adelante provides tailored
professional development opportunities based
on the line of business (LOB), function, skill
gaps and career goals. Adelante helps its
members to gain an increased understanding
of JPMC LOBs, while developing Hispanic
talent firmwide, actively participating in
recruiting fairs to bring Hispanic talent into the
firm, and promoting volunteer and community
engagement efforts. Adelante’s mission and
events are strategically aligned with the firm’s
business goals and its talent and diversity
strategy and priorities. All of Adelante’s
activities align around four pillars: Career,
Culture, Community, and Commerce.
Adelante’s pillars in turn align with the firm’s
business principles of exceptional client
service, operational excellence, a commitment
to integrity, fairness, and responsibility, and a
great team and winning culture.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
With a mission to support Hispanic and Latinx
professionals, the Juntos ERG includes
approximately 300 members in California, Texas,
and Georgia. Promoting a diverse and inclusive
environment, while providing opportunities for
successful career development at Hewlett Packard
Enterprise, Juntos provides an abundance of
resources for all of its members, specifically a safe
space where Hispanic and Latinx members can
collaborate alongside like-minded professionals.
Juntos prides itself in not only empowering
colleagues and members, but also giving back to
the community by partnering with local nonprofit
organizations and providing tools and resources
such as workshops, mentorships, and professional
bootcamps. To Juntos, building the community is
just as important as elevating colleagues. When
it comes to community involvement and
engagement, Juntos focuses on primarily assisting
high school and college students, entrepreneurs,
and professionals.
Merck & Co
Established in 1995 as a grassroots organization,
the Merck Hispanos Organization (MHO)
celebrated its 25th anniversary as a formal
Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG) in
2020. With over 1100 registered members, MHO
operates in numerous locations across the globe.
MHO places emphasis on inclusion and
provides a forum where all employees can
enhance their personal and professional
development as well as offer a rich option of
cultural and networking activities.
MHO’s key priorities are in the areas of
Business Integration and Insights, Talent
Acquisition and Development and Community
Outreach and Social Responsibility. MHO has a
strong infrastructure supporting their organization.
The Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of
Excellence provides oversight for the Employee
Business Resources Groups (EBRG) including
MHO. MHO has a Senior C-Suite Leader who
serves as its Executive Sponsor and works with
the MHO leaders. The Global leader of MHO also
represents the Latino and Hispanic community on
the EBRG Executive Leadership Council which is
comprised of the leaders of the 10 EBRGs at
Merck.
MHO is interested in the development and
active participation of initiatives influenced by the
insights that the community brings to the
table. MHO has been an active partner of the
Hispanics, Inspiring, Students’, Performance and
Achievement (HISPA) where its MHO members
have participated in the Role Model Program,
Corporate Visits & the Youth Conference. All of
these programs are intended to provide middle
school students from underserved communities
in NJ, PA, TX and FL access to STEM and
Non-STEM role model professionals to share their
life experiences, overview of careers at Merck and
a sense of “If I can see it, I can be it”.
MHO collaborates across the company to
provide business insights that directly impact the
Hispano/Latino community. MHO created a learning
program entitled “Hispanic Learning
Series”, to promote the understanding of the
Healthcare gaps and opportunities among US
Hispanics. In the US, health inequity in the
Hispano-Latino community is significant and
MHO-driven initiatives focus on actions that can
positively impact this disparity.
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