U.S. Bank and Bayer are reportedly using a training program which bans white people from participating.
The financial institution and pharmaceutical company have employed McKinsey & Company’s Management Training Program, “Connected Leaders Academy,” according to the Daily Wire.
BOMBSHELL in @realDailyWire: @usbank and @Bayer participated in a racially discriminatory training program that banned white employees from participation.
It is the same program that @BestBuy and @LibertyMutual used.
Here are their employees promoting the program:
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— Spencer Lindquist 🇺🇸 (@SpencerLndqst) August 15, 2023
“Connected Leadership Academy” is delivered through “identity-based communities,” according to McKinsey & Company. The program explicitly offers “Black Leadership Acadamy, Hispanic and Latino Leadership Acadamy, and Asian Leadership Acadamy.
“We offer employees affinity-based development programs,” reads U.S. Bank’s 2022 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) report.
Bayer Talent Management Lead Allison Smith touted McKinsey & Company’s training program in a video showcasing the program.
“Connected Leaders Academy helps us to really develop our employees for their next opportunity,” Smith says.
“The program has us continue to think on how we can equitably and fairly manage our talent pipeline,” U.S. Bank’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy Manager Astrit Bendetto says, adding the program helps “bubble up those high-impact talent.”
Fellow U.S. Bank Head of Wealth Management, Trust Administrative Services Liesl Kistow similarly praised the program saying her experience was “joy to see that you’re not the only one out here as a leader.”
“This program helps me as a leader to understand different frameworks, different approaches, different ways that I can engage with other Latin American colleagues, not only in my company, but across industries,” says Bayer VP of Strategy Nicolas Bahamon.
U.S. Bank also offers diversity training programs from Menttium, Linkage, Hispanic Leader Enrichment and Advancement Development Program (L.E.A.D.), Asian Leadership Development Program, and RISE, according to the company’s report.
US Bank bragged about participating in the discriminatory program in their 2022 ESG report.
“We offer employees affinity-based development programs.” pic.twitter.com/cWgOWIa5Gf
— Spencer Lindquist 🇺🇸 (@SpencerLndqst) August 15, 2023
O’Keefe Media Group’s James O’Keefe recently revealed electronics retailer Best Buy was hosting McKinsey & Company’s training program last week.
The electronics retailer specifically advertised the program for employees who “identify as Black, Latino, Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander.”
DISCRIMINATION: A Citizen Journalist has revealed Best Buy is partnering with McKinsey & Company on a Management Training Program.
The program is not open to white applicants. “Candidates must meet the [racial] requirements below”
Any comment @BestBuy? pic.twitter.com/lxfivezCa6
— O’Keefe Media Group (@OKeefeMedia) August 8, 2023
Shortly after O’Keefe’s report, consumers suggested they may engage in a boycott of the electronics company similar to adult beverage company Bud Light.
Libs of TikTok noted insurance company Liberty Mutual similarly employs McKinsey & Company’s training programs.
BREAKING: @LibertyMutual partnered with the same company as Best Buy to offer a “management training program” which excludes white people.
“Current program criteria include” not being white.
Liberty Mutual discriminates against white employees. pic.twitter.com/ZROKdLULYL
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 14, 2023
The insurance company specified their criteria for candidates as employees who are “Asian, Black or Hispanic/Latinx,” may apply. Liberty Mutual also noted the program seeks to “diversify talent pipelines” and “accelerate careers.”
America First Legal group has expressed interest in speaking to Best Buy employees excluded from McKinsey & Company’s training programs offered through the company.
