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Commission on Economic Inclusion

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Created in December 2000, the Commission on Economic Inclusion, a program of the GCP, is a broad-based coalition of 108 Northeast Ohio employers who are committed to making the region’s diversity a source of economic strength. Current Commission members  have a combined workforce of about 191,000 individuals in Northeast Ohio and more than 800,000 employees throughout the U.S.

The Commission serves as a catalyst for advancing economic inclusion in the Northeast Ohio business community. Our key objective is to achieve demonstrated successes that lead to positive, measurable outcomes including:

  • Increases in board, senior management, workforce and supplier diversity among our members that include Northeast Ohio public-sector entities, private-sector companies and nonprofit organizations

  • Increases in the total revenue, value, size, and number of employees for minority-owned businesses

  • Increases in total supplier diversity spend

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Leadership

The Commission is led by Co-chairs Christopher M. Connor, chairman and CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Co., and Brian E. Hall, chairman and CEO, Industrial Inventory Solutions LLC.   Andrew Jackson , executive director of the Commission and a senior vice president of the GCP, provides staff leadership.

The Commission has implemented a new governance structure to guide its work to enhance member services and promote minoity business development in Northeast Ohio.

Member organizations

All Commission member organizations  are moving through a strategic process of developing and/or implementing diversity and inclusion strategies.  The Commission reports on this process through the annual Greater Cleveland Employers Survey on Diversity ™ and each year recognizes its Best-in-Class organizations  for progress and best practices in board, senior management, workforce and supplier diversity.

Contact us

For more information, contact Deborah Bridwell , GCP's senior director of inclusion initiatives, or call (216) 592-2345.  Read more about the Commission in our quarterly newsletter .