DEI Policy and Task Force Announcement

We are proud to announce that the ACG Board of Directors has unanimously voted to approve a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy.  

In the newly created policy, ACG has made a commitment to the “vision of a diverse, equitable and inclusive middle-market” by, among other things, intentionally cultivating diverse leadership and representatives within all levels of ACG.  

ACG continues to be the pipeline to deal-making. Through the adoption of the DEI Policy, the ACG network will add more deal opportunities for all members. The major goals are:

You can read the full policy HERE.

ACG intends to organically, and intentionally, include this policy in all we do going forward. As a first step, we have created a DEI Task Force that will work to assemble a group of volunteer leaders who will develop a blueprint that can be followed across the entire organization, form alliances with other groups that can move initiatives forward, and more. 

We are excited to announce the following members have been appointed to Chair positions on the Task Force:

Chair:

President & COO

dpHue

Co-Chairs:

Christina Bui

Chief Revenue Officer/SVP Business Development

Kranz Consulting

Cornelia Cheng

Managing Director, Western Region Investments

Brightwood Capital Advisors

Rich Grant

Director | Business Development

Northlane Capital Partners, LLC

Christine Melendes, Senior Vice President of Events and Strategic Projects, is supporting this initiative and is open to hearing from you. If you have a particular interest in the work of the DEI Task Force, please reach out to her directly at cmelendes@acg.org.