Charisse Dean, KPMG Advisory Higher Education & US Social Sustainability managing director, will serve as an advisory board member of the Center for Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture. (Photo courtesy of Charisse Dean)
Temple University’s Center for Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture (CEDWC) at the Fox School of Business is pleased to welcome KPMG as its latest board member company.
KMPG, a global leader of independent professional services firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, will join CEDWC in its work as a hub for research, dialogue and innovation focused on diversity, ethical decision-making and the creation of healthy workplace cultures.
CEDWC is excited to announce that Charisse Dean, managing director of Advisory Higher Education & US Social Sustainability at KPMG, has joined our senior advisory board as a valuable member. With over 20 years of experience, she has successfully led key programming centered around transformation strategy and execution, particularly in the areas of technology, operational launch and efficiencies, and equity integration. Her expertise spans program and project management, diversity, equity and inclusion strategy and operational effectiveness oversight.
“Together, we aim to create meaningful change and build inclusive environments where everyone can thrive.”
“We are thrilled to partner with the Center for Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture as a long-standing sponsor and academic partner of Temple University,” says Dean. “At KPMG, we are committed to being transformative allies in advancing diverse workforces and fostering healthy workplaces that not only drive impact but also deliver significant value to organizations and the community at large. Together, we aim to create meaningful change and build inclusive environments where everyone can thrive.”
KPMG’s transformative gift will be utilized to sponsor Center events, research studies and publications. It joins other multinational corporations including Comcast, EY, Merrill Lynch and PwC as corporate partners of the Center.
“We are immensely grateful for this support from KPMG,” says Leora Eisenstadt, director of CEDWC and associate professor of legal studies at the Fox School. “Our corporate partners are integral to the Center’s work, advising the Center on research and educational priorities, funding the Center’s initiatives and representing the Center at Temple University and external programs.”
KPMG has already begun to take a leadership role in the Center’s initiatives.
“Most recently,” Eisenstadt adds, “Charisse participated at the Center’s 2024 Impact Summit, ‘AI and the Future of Work,’ on June 7, serving as moderator of the ‘Thinking Through AI Uses & Consequences for Workplace Culture’ panel.”
Since 2021, CEDWC has worked to bring together leaders in industry, government and academia to focus on building and harnessing diverse workforces and creating ethical and healthy workplace cultures.
For more information about CEDWC, visit the Center’s Website.
About the Fox School of Business
The vision of Temple University’s Fox School of Business is to transform student lives, develop leaders and impact our local and global communities through excellence and innovation in education and research.
The Fox School’s research institutes and centers as well as its full- and part-time faculty provide access to market-leading technologies and foster a collaborative and creative learning environment that offers more than curriculum—it offers an experience. Coupled with its leading student services, the Fox School ensures that its graduates are fully prepared to enter the job market.
The flexibility and responsiveness of our knowledge-creating research faculty allows the school to address the needs of industry and generate courses and programs in emerging fields. As a leader in business research, the Fox School values interdisciplinary approaches and translational research that influence and impact real-world problems. Our research informs an adaptive curriculum, supports innovation in teaching and prepares students for the ever-changing business environment.
About KPMG
Through helping other organizations mitigate risks and grasp opportunities, we can drive positive, sustainable change for clients, our people and society at large.
KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories, and in FY23, collectively employed more than 270,000 people, serving the needs of business, governments, public-sector agencies, not-for-profits and through KPMG firms’ audit and assurance practices, the capital markets. KPMG is committed to quality and service excellence in all that we do, bringing our best to clients and earning the public’s trust through our actions and behaviors both professionally and personally.
We lead with a commitment to quality and integrity across the KPMG global organization, bringing a passion for client success and a purpose to serve and improve the communities in which KPMG firms operate. In a world where rapid change and disruption are the new normal, we inspire confidence and empower change in all we do.