“Diversity is fundamental to our business. We approach and measure it with the same accountability, transparency and rigor as we do with investment performance and client retention. As employee owners, our firm’s efforts around Equity and Inclusion deeply reflect the belief system and values of our people.”
George Walker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
“Equity acknowledges that people start from different places and that we need to meet them where they are, embrace their differences as strengths, and create an environment where every individual has the opportunity to flourish.”
Andy Johnson, Senior Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Former Head of Investment Grade Fixed Income
Chaired by Andy Johnson, our Diversity Council is a sub-committee of the firm’s Operating Committee (a group of 30+ senior leaders who provide guidance on the day-to-day activities of Neuberger Berman). The Council, which includes global representation across our investment, client coverage and operating platforms, helps to set and drive the firm’s EID strategy.
Independent Board Member, NB Group Board of Directors
Independent Board Member, NB Group Board of DirectorsSharon and Michele provide strategic guidance on the firm’s EID efforts to senior leadership, as well as the Diversity Council and our ERGs. Sharon has been a diversity champion throughout her career, including as a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP (co-chair of the Diversity Committee) and currently as part of the leadership team of Seneca Women. Similarly, Michele has been a consistent and active proponent of diversity and inclusion efforts in her career. At Goldman Sachs, she served on multiple internal committees, including the Americas Inclusion and Diversity Committee and the Hispanic/Latinx Network (as a Senior Member).
Our ERG Leaders provide an essential voice to Andy Johnson, senior leadership and our EID team, serving as a sounding board on important issues and initiatives. Broadly, our ERGs align their programming—in many cases focusing on intersectionality—to help further the firm’s EID efforts and more deeply engage our people.
“Having diversity of all kinds–backgrounds, working styles, education and perspectives–leads to stronger decision making. It is through independent perspectives, rooted in the ability to bring our whole selves to work every day, that leads to richer dialogue and improved outcomes.”
Pat Miller Zollar, Head of North Bound Private Equity, Managing Director
Neuberger Berman was proud to receive a score of 100 and earn the designation as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality as part of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 and 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
Neuberger Berman was named a Diversity Leader for 2022 and 2021 by the Financial Timesin the publication’s annual ranking of European Diversity Leaders.
Neuberger Berman is a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant (UK), pledging support for the armed forces community, which includes those who serve, have served, their families and the bereaved.. The firm also received the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Bronze Award, which recognizes organizations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support for the armed forces community.
Neuberger Berman ranked first in Pensions & Investments “Best Places to Work in Money Management" rankings for 2021 (among firms with more than 1,000 employees). This marked the eighth consecutive year the firm has placed first or second in the annual survey.
100 Women in Finance is a global organization committed to gender equity in finance by promoting diversity, raising visibility, and empowering women to find their personal path to success.
10000 Black Interns seeks to transform the horizons and prospects of young black people in the United Kingdom by offering paid work experience across a wide range of industries, as well as world-class training and development.
BLK Capital Management, Corp is a 100% black-owned and student run nonprofit that focuses on educating our members by exposing them to the field of active investment management.
BYP Network was founded by the need to connect Black professionals and students from all over the world for role model visibility, career opportunities, and business support.
Neuberger Berman is a signatory of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
As a participant in the CFA Institute Diversity and Inclusion Experimental Partners Program, Neuberger Berman works alongside its peers to increase industry representation of minorities across levels and functions.
Chicago Scholars is a seven-year college access, success and leadership development program for financially under-resourced and first-generation college students from under-resourced communities in Chicago.
Greenwood Project is an organization that benefits diverse, underserved students as well as our partner firms’ efforts towards enhanced Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.
Neuberger Berman is a signatory of Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Diversity in Action Initiative, which seeks to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private equity industry.
Investment 20/20 provides access to a large network of investment management companies committed to helping graduates, school and college leavers start, grow and succeed in the industry.
LGBT Great is a global membership organisation specialist in developing LGBT+ diversity and inclusion within the investment and savings industry.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Per Scholas is a national nonprofit that drives positive and proven social change in communities across the country. Through rigorous and tuition-free technology training and professional development, we prepare motivated and curious adults who are unemployed or underemployed for successful careers as technology professionals.
Prep for Prep's mission is to develop future leaders by creating access for young people of color to first-rate educational, leadership development and professional advancement opportunities.
For over 50 years, SEO has been an innovator in education, mentorship, positive peer pressure, high standards, and networks to turn untapped potential into newfound greatness.
Wall Street Friends is a network of diverse professionals in the finance industry, mostly employed by Wall Street firms.
Neuberger Berman regularly participates in the McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org “Women in the Workplace” study in an effort to share our employee data and benchmark our efforts to progress towards gender equality.
Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.
Through our philanthropic activities, Neuberger Berman seeks to positively impact our community, employees and clients. Our programs leverage the firm's resources, from our people (employee expertise, volunteerism and non-profit board service) to the financial (including the Neuberger Berman Foundation and corporate grants)—and it is at this intersection of leadership, expertise, funding and engagement where our impact is greatest.
While we broadly support the causes most important to our people, the Neuberger Berman Foundation is committed to helping underserved children and youth achieve their potential through educational enrichment and support programs that promote academic success, independence and economic sustainability.
