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Equity Residential Joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion

Equity Residential has joined CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion as a declaration of its commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The decision comes on the heels of the Chicago-based multifamily REIT conducting listening sessions to provide an opportunity for employees of color to share their stories and experiences.

“We are proud to join more than 1,000 leading companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion Pledge,” said Mark J. Parrell, Equity Residential’s president and CEO. “We have been deeply moved by the stories shared by employees of Equity Residential and by what has recently transpired in our country.”

CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion was collectively formed in 2017 and is led by a steering committee of CEOs and leaders throughout the country. It’s reportedly the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace.

Pictured: Equity Residential headquarters.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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