3.27 Ellen McGinnis, Haynes & Boone, on Diversity and Inclusion in Managing Legal Talent

The future of law brings urgency to long-standing questions about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. This episode looks that those questions at ground level, in a complex business law firm. It features an interview with Ellen McGinnis, a senior partner at the Haynes & Boone, a global firm with its roots in Texas. Ellen works in financial markets as co-chair of the firm’s Fund Finance Practice Group. She has been a leader in the firm and beyond on questions of diversity and inclusion. Links Ellen McGinnis at Haynes & Boone Article: “Changing Hallway Behavior: How to Interrupt Implicit Bias,” by Ellen McGinnis and Jennifer Reddien Ellen McGinnis is also co-founder of YaleWomen, an organization for and by graduates of Yale University that is committed to advancing women’s voices in the world. [This episode was published originally on December 1, 2021.]