Elevating diversity, equity, and inclusion across our organization, within our communities, and throughout our industry
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We focus on supporting diverse-owned businesses and organizations that promote social equality.
Meketa supports local, racially diverse‑owned and operated, women‑owned and operated, and veteran-owned and operated businesses as well as organizations that promote social justice and/or underserved communities. Further, our employees frequently participate in Meketa-coordinated volunteer activities and charitable giving, which are often driven by our Annual Day of Service events and donation matching challenges. A sampling of organizations we have supported include:
We work to effect change and make the institutional investment industry more resilient, sustainable, and successful for participants.
In an effort to continue to include more diverse managers in our clients’ portfolios, we host semi-annual Public and Private Markets Emerging and Diverse Manager Research Days to broaden our exposure to small and diverse firms. These Research Days also include roundtable discussions that feature industry experts on topics pertinent to the success of emerging and diverse managers.
Meketa also reviews efforts of investment management firms to improve DEI within their organizations. We therefore evaluate and rate managers on their DEI practices, which we believe strengthens organizations and outcomes for clients. Results of our DEI Questionnaire are published annually.
Finally, Meketa is a founding member of the Institutional Investing Diversity Cooperative (IIDC) and the Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group – US (ICSWG-US). We also actively participate in various industry organizations that seek to improve DEI in institutional investment, including:
While Meketa has for many years been among the industry leaders in promoting DEI initiatives, we recognize this is an ongoing effort. We look forward to continuing to engage with employees, managers and all those within the consulting community to further promote and advance diversity, equity and inclusion.
Stephen P. McCourt, Managing Principal / Co-CEO