Our commitment to diversity

Diversity enhances our perspective, our point of view, and our ability to provide our clients with the highest level of distinctive service.

Our diversity initiatives and strategies are designed to attract, develop, and advance the most talented individuals regardless of their race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or any other dimension of diversity. Our distinctive approach to diversity is based on a belief that we each have a personal accountability for success in this area. We provide our people with training and tools to help increase their awareness and understanding of differences and why they matter, so their actions can contribute to our inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.


"As part of the experience of working at PwC all of our partners and professionals, on a global basis, are expected to demonstrate specific behaviors of building trust-based relationships, collaboration, empathy and delivering value to our clients and to each other.  Our commitment to diversity means doing what it takes so that all employees receive appropriate developmental opportunities, and that we eliminate any barriers (real or perceived) that could stand in the way of advancement.  We strive to be a high performing organization, and believe the only way we can be successful is to embrace all the perspectives and experiences that shape our professionals' point of view."

Niloufar Molavi
Tax partner and US Chief Diversity Officer

"At PwC, we foster an inclusive culture by acknowledging the unique experiences and perspectives all of our people bring to work. Our goal is to be known as the place to build a career, regardless of one's background, beliefs, gender or sexual orientation.  Diversity, in all its dimensions, is a key element of our people and our client strategy, and we continue to invest in the area diversity and inclusion knowing we will ultimately be measured on the progress we make."

Bob Moritz
US Chairman and Senior Partner

At PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), our focus on diversity and inclusion is about making PwC a great place to work for all of our people. We focus on diversity because it's the right thing to do and it's good for our business. Doing the right thing is how we best serve our clients, so it only makes sense that it is incorporated into our overall business strategy and our focus on our people. You can see and feel our commitment from the top down. Diversity is embedded in the way we think about business.
PwC's Minority Circles, Women's Networking Circles, Parenting Circles, and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Circles are designed as professional forums to help women, ethnic minorities, parents, and gay and lesbian professionals connect with one another and provide mentoring, learning and development opportunities. They also give professionals access to role models that help them develop and advance. In addition, our annual Diversity in Business Leadership Conference, a critically renowned three-day forum, is designed to support the professional and leadership development of high-performing PwC professionals along with talented PwC eXceed scholarship recipients.  We have most recently established the Special-Needs Caregivers Circle with the mission to provide a nationwide support network of professionals who have a disability or special need or have someone in their lives with a disability or special need. 
As a 2007 Catalyst Award winner, PwC understands that gender differences do matter. In fact, our People Strategy includes a philosophical approach to developing talent. Instead of treating everyone the same, we have a customized approach to fit the diversity of our people to create a culture of inclusion. To date, our efforts have paid off. More than half of the firm's new hires each year are women and their representation at the partner level continues to steadily increase.
PwC actively supports GLBT professionals through its GLBT Circles as well as our GLBT Partner Advisory Board. The Board
represents a diverse range of tenure, professional skill and life experience and advises firm leadership on the planning and implementation of GLBT initiatives which continue to make an impact.  In fact, in 2006, we were the recipient of Out & Equal's Significant Achievement Award for advancing workplace equality for GLBT employees, and from 2006-2008, we continue to score 100% on HRC's Corporate Equality Index.
We believe that a strong supplier diversity program is a key element to a successful diversity program. At PwC, we support organizations and programs that certify, train, and develop diverse suppliers. We know that our diversity efforts have a positive economic impact on the communities where we do business. Our goal is to partner with diverse companies that can provide innovation and competitive solutions to our supply chain. If you are interested in partnering with PwC, tell us about yourself by sending information about your company to supplier.diversity@us.pwc.com.