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On this episode, show hosts Dan Mikulskis and Mary Spencer are joined by Gavin Lewis (Managing Director at BlackRock, Member of the Diversity Project and Founder of Talkaboutblack) and have a riveting discussion about race in investing. 

Key takeaways:

• Why we need to get comfortable being uncomfortable and have conversations about race, and about Black
• The danger of equating experiences
• Moving on from “diverse talent” to just talent
• Why talkaboutblack was born to start conversations about a taboo subject
• Is there a conformity issue in investing?
• The downside of a focus on culture
• What racism looks like in practice (it might not be what you think)
• The subtle (and unsubtle) barriers that Black people face in investing
• Moving from diversity, to inclusion, to performance

Recommendations:

• Gavin Lewis on Linkedin 
• Talkaboutblack - Diversity Project
• Talkaboutblack - Linkedin

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