Gail Sharps Myers, executive vice president, chief legal officer and chief people officer and secretary, Denny’s

Gail Sharps Myers, executive vice president, chief legal officer and chief people officer and secretary, Denny’s

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After 20 years practicing law – from her first in-house role at US Foods to her current role at Denny’s – Myers is well qualified to observe that more needs to be done to embed DE&I in the legal profession.

Diversity is great for business: it makes the team richer and drives innovative thought. A team composed of so many different perspectives can view problems from all different angles.

There has been a movement among lawyers for years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion. I have been practicing law for over two decades and the fact that we still need to have this conversation proves that the needle has not moved far enough.

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