In this NMSDC Equity in Business Podcast episode, host John Daniel interviews George Robinson, Director of Supplier Diversity and Inclusion for UPMC.
UPMC is a world-renowned health care provider, and insurer that operates 40 hospitals with more than 700 doctors’ offices and outpatient centers. It serves people throughout western and central Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, and around the globe.
In this interview, Robinson unpacked UMPC’s DEI ecological model that empowers internal employees and diverse suppliers. Key takeaways include:
- Educational, career, and entrepreneurial experiences, along with professional exposure and examples, are key factors in the success of MBEs.
- Successful MBEs and corporations seeking diverse suppliers, like UPMC, undergo multiple stages of development before achieving breakthroughs. UPMC’s supplier diversity efforts have significantly evolved over the past 33 years, becoming far more effective than when they first began.
- UPMC built a strong framework for supplier diversity by developing policies, engaging externally, advocating for diversity, fostering internal buy-in, and securing executive sponsorship.
- Employees at all levels, both new and experienced, receive training that reinforces the importance of supplier diversity as a shared responsibility across the organization.
- UPMC educates MBEs on meeting supplier requirements, scaling their businesses, and positioning themselves for opportunities with other companies.
- UPMC’s supplier diversity efforts bridge economic development and healthcare, fostering job creation and business growth at the community level. Additionally, these diverse suppliers help UPMC deliver world-class healthcare and life-changing medicine to the same communities they serve.
- UPMC’s diverse sourceable spend currently stands at 6.7–7%, compared to the national healthcare industry average of 0.75–1.25%.
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George Robinson, Director of Supplier Diversity and Inclusion, UPMC
Anfitrión y especialista en producción
John G. Daniel es una creyente, defensora de las comunidades desfavorecidas y escritora, con una amplia experiencia de liderazgo transformador en el sector energético, el desarrollo económico, la recuperación tras los huracanes y la educación y capacitación de jóvenes y comunidades. Itoro Umontuen es la editora de este proyecto y una galardonada fotógrafa, reportera y periodista de medios mixtos.
Acerca del podcast Equity in Business
Estados Unidos se enfrenta a una brecha de riqueza racial que existe desde hace más de 330 años. Pero al mismo tiempo, las empresas dirigidas por comunidades de color sistemáticamente excluidas (asiático-indio, asiático-pacífico, negro, hispano y nativo americano) siguen aportando más de $400 billones a la economía estadounidense, a pesar de que estas comunidades se enfrentan a barreras a la información, el capital y los contratos. Presentado por el NMSDC, este canal de podcast explora cómo el crecimiento de las empresas de minorías (MBE) es fundamental no sólo para hacer frente a la brecha de riqueza racial, sino también para crear una sociedad más fuerte y resistente para todos.
