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“Chief diversity officer” was once Corporate America’s hottest job.

Now corporate America has retreated from DEI and slashed thousands of jobs. So where does that leave the people who’ve built careers around that work?

Hear the story of one veteran executive who’s been job-hunting for more than a year.

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“Chief diversity officer” was once Corporate America’s hottest job.

Now corporate America has retreated from DEI and slashed thousands of jobs. So where does that leave the people who’ve built careers around that work?

Hear the story of one veteran executive who’s been job-hunting for more than a year.

For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink and Christine Arrasmith.

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Corporate America ditched DEI. What happened to the employees?