Economics
Diversity Efforts at JPMorgan’s Health Forum Fall Flat for Some Attendees
- Intimidating not to see other Black people, executive tweets
- About half of speakers at health confab were women, minorities
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As a biotech investor, Justin Williams is accustomed to being the only Black person in the room. But he was still surprised by how few people looked like him at the recent agenda-setting health industry convention in San Francisco.
The high-profile JPMorgan Healthcare Conference returned to in-person format last week for the first time in three years, and while efforts have been made to boost the presence of women and other underrepresented groups, things hadn’t changed much when it came to Black attendance.