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This crisis has brought to the forefront a renewed sense of urgency for employers to take a more inclusive approach to meeting the diverse needs of workers over the long term.

Richard McKenney is president and chief executive officer for Unum Group, one of the world’s leading providers of workplace financial protection benefits. He became president in April 2015 and assumed the role of CEO in May of the same year.

McKenney served as executive vice president, chief financial officer for Unum Group from 2009 to 2015, where he was responsible for overall financial management of the company, including financial reporting, treasury and capital management, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions, investments, financial planning, investor relations, and enterprise risk management. He also chaired Unum’s Operating Committee, which oversees the company’s business operations throughout the U.S. and U.K.

Prior to joining Unum in 2009, McKenney was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sun Life Financial, an international financial services company based in Toronto.

McKenney graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Now that the corporate campus may be going away for some large companies, how can corporate America take care of its people while encouraging them to do their best work?

Philippa Lawrence is a global finance and accounting leader and is currently vice president and chief accounting officer at Workday. Prior to that, she held controller roles at Google, Brocade, Motorola, and Katerra.

Pinterest has hired a team of outside lawyers to investigate the company’s workplace culture following public complaints from former employees who say they faced racial discrimination.

As employers shift from an office-centric to a remote-based approach to work, it may be time to reevaluate your compensation strategy

James Booth is vice president and head of partnerships for EMEA at PPRO.

Ethan Buchman is co-founder of Cosmos, vice president of Interchain Foundation and CEO of Informal Systems.

Senior Vice President, Director of Digital Channel Management, Sterling National Bank

Anant Patel is vice president of EMEA and APAC at WEX.