Harvard Business School

Over the past four years, staff affinity groups at Harvard Business School (HBS) have offered a safe spot for community and solidarity among employees. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in the spring of 2020, a coalition of Black staff members founded the Black Staff Affinity Group as a way to connect and share their experiences during a turbulent time. Since then, the number of employee affinity groups has grown to include the Latinx Affinity Group, the Asian Coalition for Employees (ACE), and the LGBTQ+ Staff Affinity Group (previously a longtime informal group known as Family), enjoying robust membership and support from HBS administration.