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Chief Diversity Officers, once highly sought-after executives, are now feeling marginalized as company priorities shift. Many are leaving their positions as they struggle to gain support and face resistance in their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion within organizations.
Disney's Chief Diversity Officer, Latondra Newton, is leaving the company to pursue other endeavors, including joining a corporate board and focusing on a creative company she owns. Newton's direct reports will now report to Julie Merges, SVP Talent Acquisition, who will run the DEI operations on an interim basis while the search for Newton's replacement is underway. Newton's role was to oversee Disney's strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives, and she co-signed the May 2020 memo to Disney staff in the wake of the George Floyd killing.