Organizations are working to come back stronger than ever from the coronavirus pandemic and are taking steps to address racial disparities that have come to the forefront around the world. From adjusting to economic impacts to examining their corporate cultures, industry leaders are taking concrete steps to make real progress in the face of these challenges. McDermott sits down with executives who are leading the way to learn how they are implementing forward-looking strategies within their own organizations and their industries as a whole.

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ALL EPISODES

ADAPTING TO THE PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACT ON MANUFACTURING

Jason Brown, VP & General Counsel

GE Appliances

Jason explains how GE Appliances has adapted its business environment in response to the pandemic to meet consumer needs.

FOSTERING FINANCIAL LITERACY IN TEENS AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS

Kirupa Pushparaj, General Counsel

Step

Kirupa discusses with McDermott Partner Pankit Doshi how the fintech startup is trying to educate consumers about spending, saving and building credit.

KEEPING REFUGEES SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC

Lance Bartholomeusz, Head of Legal Affairs Service

UNHCR

Lance explains how COVID-19 has affected the UN Refugee Agency and the people it serves, including forcibly displaced people seeking asylum amid border closures.

USING INNOVATIVE FINANCING TO PURCHASE AND DEPLOY COVID-19 VACCINES

Shirmila Ramasamy, Senior Counsel, Development Finance

The World Bank

Shirmila tells McDermott’s Ranajoy Basu how the World Bank is providing billions of dollars to purchase and deploy COVID-19 vaccines.

Health Tech and Elder Care

Naveen Kathuria, CEO

eFamilyCare

Naveen sits down with Lisa Mazur to discuss the role of caregivers and health technology in elder care.

HELPING CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD

Peter Mason, Former General Counsel

UNICEF

Peter tells McDermott Chairman Ira Coleman how UNICEF is working to help children in the world’s poorest countries.

*After more than 20 years, Peter recently concluded his term in office at UNICEF.

SUPPORTING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

Chrysty Esperanza, Counsel Lead, Litigation, Employment, Trust & Safety

Square

Chrysty explains how Square is supporting employees and empowering customers to succeed.

UPLIFTING WOMEN FROM A FOUNDATION OF CARE

Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center

Fatima discusses the pandemic’s outsized impact on women – particularly women of color – and how a national foundation for care enhances women’s ability to work and the economy as a whole.

Supporting Health Through Supply Chain Management

Chaun Powell, Group Vice President

Premier, Inc.

Chaun walks through Premier’s process for mitigating disruption in the healthcare supply chain, efforts to make sure Premier’s front-line workers stay healthy, why he expects supply chain management to become a greater priority for the industry and more.

Changing to Meet Today’s Needs

Kimberly Manna, Former CEO

Panama Jack

Kim describes how Panama Jack began making hand sanitizer to meet demand during the coronavirus pandemic, and how the lifestyle brand saw changes in consumer needs as daily lives became centered around the home and outdoors.

Listening, Reflecting and Acting

Judith Grimmer, Deputy General Counsel

BDO

Judy explains how BDO is helping clients work through the challenges presented by the pandemic and addressing social justice through recruiting, hiring and mentoring, as well as creating opportunities for open dialogue on these issues.

BREAKING DOWN CARE BARRIERS

Sean Duffy, CEO

Omada Health

Sean shares how Omada has accelerated its mission to provide customized digital care and digital health’s imperative to address racial disparities in healthcare.