In today’s world of globalization, where a corporate environment consists of people from different parts of the world, Diversity Inc. is one company, which looks to bring about clarity and education to corporates on the benefits of having diversity in a business workplace. Founded back in 1997 by Luke Visconti, Diversity Inc. first started off as a website and today, it is considered to be one of the most diversity. The publication reaches out to more than 300,000 unique people per month and is ranked as the number one website in terms of social media outreach and total web traffic. Apart from the website, a magazine is also printed by the company five times a year and is sent out to companies which have more than 5,000 employees.
Diversity Inc. also holds special events throughout the year, which are attended by hundreds of top corporates and professionals in the US. One of the core events of this company is the Diversity Inc. Top 50 Companies competition, where this publication ranks corporations based on their organizational culture and the diversity that they exhibit. This competition has been going strong for over 15 years now and in 2015; there were over 1,000 participants in this competition. This competition has been developed based on a unique methodology and Luke Visconti, who is responsible for having created this competition, personally meets 30 CEOs spanning over 70 different corporate clients from all over the US every year.
It is obvious that Visconti really cares for human rights and diversity in the workplace, given that he has started an entire publication out of it. But Visconti is much more than that – he is also a great interviewer and a prolific writer. He has contributed more than 300 articles, columns and interviews on his website and his column entitled “Ask the White Guy” is one of the most read columns on Diversity Inc. which draws in tens of thousands of readers. Luke is solely responsible for the success of Diversity Inc. and he continues to work hard to keep his company right at the top. And he has been largely successful in doing so. Being ranked as number one in social media outreach and total web traffic is no easy task.
Luke is also involved in philanthropic causes, having created the Diversity Inc. Foundation. Luke donates 4 percent of the gross revenue pulled in by Diversity Inc. to this foundation and the funds are primarily used to endow scholarships to the Hispanic Serving Institution at the New Jersey City University, the Historically Black College at Bennett College and to the Rutgers University. The foundation has donated well over $1,500,000 since its inception in 2006.
Apart from his duties at Diversity Inc., Luke is also involved in various other roles. He serves as a member on the Board of Directors for the National Organization on Disability, he is a Foundation Board member and an overseer at Rutgers University of which he was formerly a trustee as well, he is the Foundation Board Chairperson at the New Jersey City University, he is a Board Member at the PhD Project and he is a member of the executive panel at the Chief of Naval Operations. He also serves on the philanthropy and corporate board at HACU. Luke was formerly a trustee for the Bennett College for Women. Visconti is also a veteran and he has been a Naval Aviator for more than 8 years and has spent over 18 months in the reserves.He also briefs veterans on the benefits of diversity and inclusion.
Luke is widely respected in the corporate world, not simply because he has founded Diversity Inc. and made it so successful, but also because he boasts of holding a quality skill set. Over many years now, Luke has proven himself to be a great leader, a public speaker, a strategist, a social media expert, an even planner and of course, a publisher, an interviewer and a writer. Luke completed his Bachelors in Science Degree in Biology from the Rutgers University where he was also a member of the prestigious Tau Kappa Epsilon society and he also holds Honorary Doctorates in Humane Letters from the New Jersey City University and the Bennett College.
Since 2006, Luke Visconti has won many awards and accolades for his contributions towards educating the corporate world about the benefits of diversity. Moreover, his philanthropic efforts have also been well recognized and Luke is credited for being a great humanitarian who fights for the cause of diversity. Visconti completely owns Diversity Inc. and there are no outside investors in his company. Thanks to his efforts, many corporate workplaces in the US recognize the benefits of inclusion and diversity today and Luke hopes to continue doing this for many other corporations and organizations as well.
