Lawrence Otis Graham
Lawrence Otis Graham is a nationally known business author
and advisor to companies, business associations, and other
organizations on diversity and progressive strategies for
managing the changing workplace. He is the author of twelve
books including the new business book, Proversity: Getting
Past Face Value (John Wiley and Sons), a guide to improving
the diverse workplace. He is also the author of Member of
the Club (Harper Collins) and The Best Companies for
Minorities (Penguin Books), which is the result of his
22-month survey of more than six hundred Fortune 1000
companies and professional service firms. With an
introduction by Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth
Moss Kanter, Graham's book examines how organizations are
successfully addressing diversity in the workplace. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School,
Graham is on the faculty of Fordham University where he
teaches the course Minorities and Women in Corporate
America: Case Studies, Profiles, and Issues Facing the
Changing Workplace. In addition to his prior books,
Professor Graham has authored numerous business articles for
such publications as The New York Times, Business and
Society Review, New York Magazine, and Executive Citizen. He
is well-known for appearing on the cover of New York
Magazine twice, after writing the story "Invisible Man: A
$105,000-a-year Harvard-trained Lawyer Goes Undercover as a
Busboy at Greenwich Country Club." The article, which
examines the attitudes of America's corporate elite, is
being made into a Warner Brothers film, starring
Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington. A leading expert on diversity issues, Professor Graham has
been profiled by Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, USA
Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The
International Herald Tribune, Time magazine, and many other
publications. Newsweek Japan sponsored a series of his
lectures in Tokyo for Japanese business leaders. He has also
appeared on the Today show, CNN's Inside Business, CNNfn,
Oprah, and many other programs. His work appears in The Wall
Street Journal, The Journal of Workforce Diversity, Business
& Society Review, Black Enterprise, Hispanic Business, The
Financial Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston
Globe. His "Passive Bias" self-analysis quiz was published
by Fortune. Also a well-respected corporate attorney who has appeared as
an on-air commentator for WNBC-TV, CNBC and CNN. Graham has
worked at the White House and the Ford Foundation, and sits
on the Boards of the Council on Economic Priorities and the
Princeton Center for Leadership Training. Graham practiced
at the New York firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and is now
of counsel to the firm of Smith, McDaniel & Donahue. He is
also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a
contributor to U.S. News and World Report. Graham is the President of Progressive Management
Associates, Inc, a diversity consulting firm that offers
workshops, seminars, lecture programs, and consulting
services to corporate clients and other organizations in the
U.S. and Japan.
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Series
Books:The Senator and the Socialite, July 2006
Hardcover
Our Kind of People, February 2000
Trade Size (reprint)
A Member Of The Club, October 1996
Paperback / e-Book
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