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
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约翰-丹尼尔 他是一名信徒、服务不足社区的倡导者和出版作家，在能源领域、经济发展、飓风灾后恢复以及青年/社区教育和赋权方面拥有丰富的变革性领导经验。 伊托罗-乌蒙图恩 是该项目的编辑，也是一名获奖摄影师、记者和混合媒体记者。
关于企业股权播客
美国正面临着已经存在了 330 多年的种族贫富差距。但与此同时，被系统性排斥的有色人种（亚裔印第安人、亚太裔、黑人、西班牙裔和美国原住民）所经营的企业仍为美国经济贡献了超过 $4000 亿美元，尽管这些群体在获取信息、资本和合同方面面临重重障碍。本播客频道由 NMSDC 主办，探讨发展少数族裔商业企业 (MBE) 不仅对解决种族贫富差距问题至关重要，而且还能为所有人创造一个更强大、更有韧性的社会。
