4A’s Simon Fenwick: Diversity needs leadership support

Simon Fenwick, executive vice president of talent, equity and inclusion at the American Association of Advertising Agencies, talks about what the association is doing to advance diversity, equity and inclusion within its own organization and agencies. Fenwick discusses the surge in participation among agencies of the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Intern Program, progress of Vanguard and how agencies are working with high schools and colleges, noting it’s about “fundamentally changing the opportunities for underrepresented talent and making the industry more exciting for them.”