This CEO group has been quietly operating for the past six months—but members now feel compelled to speak out about their efforts in welcoming refugees.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and board member of Alphabet Inc., and Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, speak with Jenna Gilbert of Human Rights First.Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Accenture’s Julie Sweet And More Than 30 Others Are Bringing Private Sector Muscle To A Very American Cause.President Biden announced last Tuesday that the U.S.
Welcome.US itself launched last year based on the concept that the U.S. government needed help just to integrate some 80,000 Afghan refugees, many of who had assisted the U.S. military during its two-decade stay there. And then came the Ukraine war, which further underscored the urgency—and the need for the private sector. Welcome.
With the first goal to integrate these refugees, tens of thousands have received Google Pixel phones, along with a T-Mobile data plan, HP Inc. laptops with Comcast service plans and so on. The second goal: finding them jobs—also a service to American employers desperate to fill roles—with Pfizer, Manpower Group and Chobani taking leadership roles in terms of hiring.