Our action plan begins with a clear position: Harvard Business School rejects racism in all its forms, and anti-Black racism in particular, as wrong and fundamentally inconsistent with our mission and values.

To support our journey toward racial equity, we will establish two structures that will have the focus, authority, resources, and stamina to propel and sustain momentum across HBS.

HBS is a partnership among faculty, students, staff, and alumni. We will take direct action to attract Black talent to all four parts of this partnership more fully.

The core scholarly activity of Harvard Business School is developing and disseminating knowledge. Our action plan will significantly increase our commitment to scholarship at the intersection of race and business.

Each of our educational programs has committed to improve how it prepares students and participants to lead in a world of racial diversity.

Harvard Business School has both an opportunity and a responsibility to encourage the pursuit of racial equity widely and strongly. Our initial actions in the broader business community are focused on learning from and alongside others.

We are taking three steps to hold ourselves accountable for making progress both in the short term and over the long run.