GovExec Daily: How the Federal Government Can Impact Diversity and Equity

President Joe Biden’s administration has diversity, equity and inclusion as cornerstones of his administration’s policies. Systemic problems lie at the heart of inequality and federal agencies need to address these problems both within and outside their organizations.

Shrupti Shah is a Managing Director with Deloitte Consulting LLP where she leads the Behavioral Insights practice. She is also one of the authors of a new Deloitte report titled “Government’s equity imperative. The path toward systemic change” and leads the team currently advising the Biden White House about the President’s Management Agenda, which includes advancing the federal government’s racial equity initiatives. She joined the show to discuss the report.