Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Thasunda Brown Duckett, TIAA

For more than a quarter century, the CED Distinguished Leadership Awards have been honoring business leaders and their companies who exemplify CED’s mission by answering the call for corporate citizenship and demonstrating a strong commitment to public policy in the nation’s interests.

In this series, business leaders discuss the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.

In this interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of CED, Thasunda Brown Duckett discusses advancing economic opportunity, using her role to drive change, solving the retirement crisis, and more.

Tune in to find out:

Duckett is the first female CEO of TIAA and the third-ever Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. How is she using her unique background and leadership position to advance change?
40 percent of all Americans run the risk of running out of money. How is TIAA helping to address the retirement crisis in the US?
During times of large-scale change and economic uncertainty, what critical leadership principles does Duckett use to help navigate her company?
What are the fundamental factors that Duckett considers in advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?

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Dr. Lori Esposito Murray Thasunda Duckett

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Thasunda Brown Duckett, TIAA

MAY 08, 2023

In this series, business leaders discuss the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.

Tune in to find out:

Duckett is the first female CEO of TIAA and the third-ever Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. How is she using her unique background and leadership position to advance change?
40 percent of all Americans run the risk of running out of money. How is TIAA helping to address the retirement crisis in the US?
During times of large-scale change and economic uncertainty, what critical leadership principles does Duckett use to help navigate her company?
What are the fundamental factors that Duckett considers in advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?

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