Strategy
12/09/2021

“People Who Look Like Me.”

In this podcast, Ebony Thomas, who oversees Bank of America Corp.’s $1.25 billion, five-year program to drive racial equality and economic opportunity for people and communities of color, talks about the work she does, her personal journey from secondary education to banking, and why it’s empowering for women and people of color to see role models in the workplace who look like them.

Additional episodes of The Slant Podcast are now available on Spotify and Apple Music!

 

WRITTEN BY

Jack Milligan

Editor-at-Large

Jack Milligan is the Editor-At-Large of Bank Director magazine, a position to which he brings over 40 years of experience in financial journalism organizations. Jack contributes to Bank Director’s editorial coverage and leads its director training efforts. In 2022, Jack developed Bank Director’s Director Certification Program to bring much-needed governance training to bank boards.

 

Jack is a nationally recognized speaker at financial industry conferences.  Over Jack’s tenure, he has interviewed some of the most notable bank CEOs and senior leaders in the financial industry. He has a master’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University.