Equity

Session  
EMERGE

Closing Chicago’s Financial Health Divide

The inaugural Financial Health Pulse® Chicago Report revealed how the city’s legacy of racism is impacting financial outcomes across the community. Join local leaders for a discussion on the report’s findings and the future of financial health in Chicagoland.

Nasir Qadree | Rewiring Funding for Diverse Founders

The last few years have given us a glimpse at technology’s vast potential to improve financial, physical, and mental well-being. Can it help us achieve financial health for all? Truly advancing equity through technology requires meaningfully investing in founders of color, women founders, and others who bring lived experience to tackle persistent disparities. Tune in to hear Nasir Qadree, Founder and Managing Partner of Zeal Capital Partners, share how Zeal is democratizing venture capital and what it will take to increase investment in underrepresented founders and markets.

Greg Cunningham | Rewiring How DEI Gets Done

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across corporate America are facing a backlash from a growing chorus of voices. But as historically marginalized groups continue to fall further behind financially, creating a more equitable financial system has never been more urgent. So where do we go from here? Hear from Greg Cunningham, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for U.S. Bank, as he reflects on his own DEI journey and what it really takes to embed equity into business practices.