After many years of public awareness, publicized diversity hiring initiatives and other symbolic gestures, the global executive talent pipeline still lacks diversity.
Today, women make up 51% of the US population and just 8% of Fortune 500 CEOs.
— US Census & Fortune
In the history of the Fortune 500 list, there have only been 19 black CEOs out of 1,800 chiefs - that’s 1%!
— Fortune
There have been only three African-American women to serve as CEOs of Fortune companies.
— Fortune
Globally, women occupy a mere one in five seats in the boardroom.
— Fortune
CNEXT's Accelerate Program is a holistic approach to development and training that prepares diverse emerging leaders for continued corporate advancement while also developing the leaders who manage them - helping to accelerate diverse leaders through the pipeline to senior leadership.
The program provides leaders from diverse and underrepresented communities and their direct managers with peer connections, learning, and development through access to leading corporations and best-in-class practitioners who serve to collectively solve the ongoing challenge of advancing diverse leaders in senior corporate ranks.
Personal Impact
SME-led sessions on navigating organizational challenges
Leading Edge Topics
Timely, knowledge briefings for forward-thinking leaders
Insight Network
CNEXT's platform for shared content and communication
Enterprise Excellence
Enterprise-level understanding of strategy and management
CEO Leadership
CEO-led panel discussions on major leadership challenges
Onboarding and Assessment
Engagement activities and measures for participants
Inclusive Leadership
Coaching for direct supervisors of women and POC
Personal Impact
SME-led sessions on navigating organizational challenges
Leading Edge Topics
Timely, knowledge briefings for forward-thinking leaders
Insight Network
CNEXT's platform for shared content and communication
Enterprise Excellence
Enterprise-level understanding of strategy and management
CEO Leadership
CEO-led panel discussions on major leadership challenges
Onboarding and Assessment
Engagement activities and measures for participants
Inclusive Leadership
Coaching for direct supervisors of women and POC
The accelerated development and advancement of diverse emerging leaders, at scale.
A holistic approach
Direct supervisor engagement
Pipeline advancement