Industries

Arts and Entertainment

Our consulting efforts support participating arts leaders in developing and implementing strategic racial equity prototypes, that incorporate training on topics such as racial justice, community and stakeholder engagement, race-explicit policymaking, and cultural equity .

Education

Our education experts help institutions transform and grow by infusing racial equity principles into strategy formation, operations, technology, and culture to foster innovation, financial health, and student success, for all students.  At TEA, we have deep expertise in supporting transformative education initiatives at the local, national, and global levels, including partnering with not-for-profit foundations to strengthen education in the US and around the world.

Energy & Clean Energy

We collaborate with energy, clean energy, utilities, oil and gas organizations to infuse racial equity principles into their business and customer service models in order to accelerate operational and digital effectiveness.  We help companies in the renewable energy sector devise  plans to change the demographic makeup of their workforce and shift the internal culture to better support Black employees and other employees of color and shift from the “rising tide lifts all boat” approach to a more intentional approach to breakdown systemic inequities.

Finance and Insurance

We advise organizations on racial equity strategies to evolve their operations, elevate the customer experience and accelerate growth.  We work with companies across the full spectrum of financial services, including banking, payments, insurance, wealth and asset management, and capital market to develop racial equity strategic plans while improving the efficiencies or their processes and workflows.  We focus on the three key structural inequity barriers: Representation, Experience and Attrition – to deliver results, increase equity in the workplace and achieve true parity.

Information Technology Services

Our racial equity consulting in the technology space focuses on equipping employers with the tools needed to foster diversity, inclusion and racial equity while breaking down systemic racial barriers.  We challenge leaders with ideas

  • Thinking globally, but acting locally, with new strategies to engage customers and talent via community programs
  • Enabling diverse career paths across roles and regions
  • Embedding racial equity throughout the employee experience such as offering internal and flexible work arrangements to improve inclusion, growth, and trust
  • Fostering authenticity and employee well-being with programs that support human connectivity and purpose in society
  • Structuring the organization with accountability for D&I and racial equity initiatives with multiple Chief Diversity Officers throughout the company
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Health Service

Our racial equity experts help healthcare organizations navigate transformation to address evolving customer needs, improve care outcomes and strengthen positive patient outcomes.  The CDC identifies racism as a fundamental driver of racial and ethnic health disparities to advance health equity and build a healthier nation.   Our healthcare consulting expertise is built on a detailed understanding of each player across the value chain, from doctors and patients to payers, drug developers and manufacturers, and the role each of these entities can play in advancing racial equity.  Our approach examines the four key structural inequity barriers:  Data collection and stratification, Cultural competencies, Diversity and Inclusion in leadership and governance, and community partnerships.

Retail

The retail industry, the largest employer in the U.S., has come under scrutiny for alleged discriminatory practice, its hiring practices, its store policies, its product strategies and many more. Our racial equity consulting practice in retail uniquely spans omnichannel commerce and supply chains end-to-end, from order capture through fulfillment and supplier to end consumer. We work with clients across a variety of strategic issues to deliver actionable insights that lead to high-impact results while at the same time, leveraging racial equity principles and best practices from our research to enhance customer engagement, increase revenue and optimize supply chain efficiencies. 

Public Sector

TEA helps the public sector improve how it operates so that it can meet, and surpass, these expectations and their goals.  We combine our experience working across the public and private sectors to define a bold vision for large-scale change and  accelerate operational transformation

infused with racial equity principles .

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