Video: Kathy Hopinkah Hannan of KPMG Talks Diversity at Net Impact '14

"I don't think you can have a discussion about sustainability without talking about talent," Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, national managing partner of diversity and corporate responsibility for KPMG, said at the 2014 Net Impact conference. "And given the shifting demographics we have to be looking at diversity in talent."

"When we bring together diverse perspectives, we will get the best innovation and best solutions for our customers."

As part of our Talking Diversity video series, Hannan goes on to describe why the business community should care about diversity and the reasons it's important to KPMG in this two-minute clip.

Kathy Hannan’s tenure in the accounting profession reflects close to 30 years of industry expertise and a series of leadership roles within KPMG. Admitted to the partnership in 1994, she served as the Midwest Partner in Charge of International Services, Partner in Charge of Chicago Metro-Tax Practice, Vice Chair of Human Resources, and Midwest Area Managing Partner of Tax Services prior to her appointment in 2009 as National Managing Partner, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility.

Her passion extends beyond KPMG through active involvement as an advisory board member of Catalyst, and board member for the Adler Planetarium, Metropolitan Planning Council, and is the national president and chair of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Kathy has been fortunate to receive recognition from Athena International, DiversityInc, Illinois CPA Society, and the Anti-Defamation League. In 2011, she was honored by the Illinois Women’s Conference with the Most Powerful and Influential Women award, the YWCA Outstanding Leader in Business award in 2012 and, most recently, was the recipient of Diversity Woman Magazine’s annual Mosaic Woman Leadership Award.