Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Based in Washington, DC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has earned spots on the Working Mother 100 Best Companies and the Best Companies for Dads lists, and the Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
PRESIDENT & CEO: Robert Cook
EXECUTIVE VP & CHIEF HR OFFICER: Rainia Washington
WEBSITE: FINRA
2020 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
Mentoring is extremely important at the not-for-profit, including group, peer-to-peer and leader-to-staff. In January 2019, a mentor/mentee campaign featured mentoring pairs of employee-resource-group sponsors and mentors, as well as a C-suite executive champion to encourage staff to leverage the enterprisewide mentoring tool “Employee Driven Relationships, Insights, Values and Enhanced Networks.”
By the Numbers
| US Employees | 3,453 |
| % Female Employees | 43% |
| % Female Corporate Executives | 32% |
| Weeks of Paid Gender-Neutral Leave | |
| Weeks of Paid Maternity Leave | 13 |
| Offers Phase-Back After Paternal Leave | ✓ |
| Offers Sick Childcare | ✓ |
2020 Best Companies For Dads
This year, for the first time, companies applied separately to be on this list—previously, this list was determined by answers to questions asked of the 100 Best Companies. These organizations offer either substantial paid gender-neutral or paternity leave, plus other benefits that help dads be their best at home and at work.
In its first year as its own initiative, almost 200 companies competed for spots on this list to showcase how they specifically help men be great dads and great employees.
By the Numbers
| US Employees | 3,453 |
| Weeks of Paid Gender-Neutral Leave Offered | |
| Weeks of Paid Paternity Leave Offered | 13 |
| Tracks Career Progress of Employees Who Take Parental Leave | |
| Offers Back-up Childcare | ✓ |
| Has Employee Resource Groups for Men | |
| Has Employee Resource Groups for Working Parents | ✓ |
2019 Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index
The Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index provides information to help organizations understand gaps in demographic representation, and is a strategic road map to drive internal change to find and implement D&I solutions. This year, the number of participants increased by 17 percent, with 148 sharing their data. They were scored in three areas: best practices in recruitment, retention and advancement of people from underrepresented groups—women, racial/ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people; creating an inclusive culture through leadership, accountability, communications and employee engagement; and transparency in willingness to share workforce demographic data. This year, we added another component to transparency, and evaluated the results of the demographic data for gender and race/ethnicity for management and more-senior positions. That’s because diversity in representation is one of the best ways to assess outcomes of D&I initiatives.
The Working Mother Research Institute determined that 80 organizations scoring 60 percent and above should be recognized for their high-quality diversity and inclusion work, and named them Diversity Best Practices Inclusion Index members. FINRA has been named a member of the Inclusion Index.
