Business Leaders Unite to ‘Expand Equity’ at TIME’s Martha’s Vineyard Event

Courtesy; John Nacion—Getty Images; Noam Galai—Clinton Global Initiative/Getty Imagesn the walk-up to a historic election season and a time where republicans have repeatedly labeled Vice President Kamala Harris as the,” TIME and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation hosted a dinner and panel discussion on Martha’s Vineyard called “Expanding Equity: The Power of Purposeful Leadership.”

Chef JJ Johnson, founder of the fast-casual chain Field Trip and the mastermind behind the dinner menu, kicked off the event by reminiscing about how he grew up having deeply personal conversations at his grandmother’s dining room table. He pointed out that dinners are the perfect time to talk about equity because food is a great equalizer: everyone has to eat. “Let’s contemplate the power of food to unite people,” he said to a room of about 50 people.

Jacobs asked Solis how the NFL measures its impact on society. Solis talked about the league’s efforts to help fans register to vote and then urge them to vote on Election Day. Internally, she talked about how much more diverse the NFL has become over the years, explaining that the league is majority diverse, that 51% of the company is made up of women and people of color, plus there are nine head coaches of color, eight general managers of color, and seven club presidents of color.

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