We see diversity as a source of strength. Therefore, we have made it a priority to foster a culture where the best people want to work, where people are promoted on their merits, where we value and demand respect for others and where opportunities to develop are widely available to all – regardless of differences.

Our strategy focuses on four commitments:

• Employer of choice…for our employees
• Service provider of choice…for our clients
• Business partner of choice…for our suppliers
• Neighbor of choice…for our communities

Our Diversity Operating Council, composed of senior diversity and human resources leaders from core businesses and regions, provides support and accountability. The Council

• regularly reviews progress against our diversity strategy;
• shares best practices across businesses;
• aligns diversity policies globally; and
• develops, promotes and executes global diversity initiatives through the business diversity councils, which focus on dimensions of diversity such as disability, ethnicity, gender, race and sexual orientation.

Our senior business managers develop diversity plans and are held accountable for progress against those plans. In 2007, 109 diversity reviews were conducted and an annual report was presented to the Board.

Employer of Choice
 

Citi serves clients from every walk of life, every background and every origin. Our goal is to have our workforce reflect this same diversity at all levels and our employee population be similar in composition to that in our local operating communities. Our strategy has four parts – hiring, training, mentoring and championing individuals from diverse backgrounds. In addition to recruiting entry-level employees from diverse backgrounds, we strive to present a diverse pool of highly qualified candidates for management and professional opportunities.

We build relationship with partners who can help us identify and recruit top talent. These partners include non-profit organizations and the career placement offices at select graduate and undergraduate schools. We also attend various conferences and recruiting fairs sponsored by associations representing diverse populations.

Our Code of Conduct prohibits discrimination and harassment. To foster a culture of acceptance and respect throughout Citi, we offer training to employees on topics such as “Championing Diversity," “Valuing Diversity and Inclusion at Citi" and “Leadership Through the Lens of Diversity."

We encourage new employees to enter into, where available, formal mentoring relationships with members of senior management, including our Management Committee. Committee members are required to mentor employees and are encouraged to seek out women and minority mentees.

Employee Networks

Citi networks are employee-initiated and –led groups, organized based on affinity and are open to all employees. These groups offer opportunities for networking, mentoring, coaching and community involvement. A key tenet – consistent with Citi's diversity strategy – is that they cross-network and are inclusive of others. One project that several networks are jointly sponsoring on an on going basis is “Learn the Business," a series of presentations to educate members about Citi's operations and help them understand their career development options.

Recognized networks include:

• African Heritage
• Asian Pacific Heritage
• disABILITY (focused on people with disabilities and the caregivers of people with disabilities)
• Hispanic Heritage
• Native American Heritage
• Pride (focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities)
• Roots (multicultural)
• Women's
• Working Parents

Global Women's Initiative

Citi has several ongoing initiatives to support women's professional development. Until 2006 most of these efforts were conducted on a regional basis through women's councils and networks. In March 2006 leaders from 20 women's councils and four women's employee networks came together to launch “The Global Women's Initiative." The meeting was designed to leverage existing diversity councils and networks to share best practices, create champions and role models and build a pipeline of talented women for senior management. Since the Initiative launched, more than 30 new councils and networks have formed, including several councils in Asia and Latin America and a new network with more than 1,000 members in New York City.

Service Provider of Choice
 

Citi serves clients from across the financial spectrum from individuals accessing credit fro the first time and immigrant workers sending remittance payments home to people needing wealth management services or funding for their entrepreneurial ventures. We employ different forms of outreach to meet the varied needs of such a diverse client base.

In some cases, we extend our reach into the community by partnering with local non-profit organizations or by organizing general financial education programs. Other times, we host events tailored to specific groups, such as symposia on women's lifestyle issues, seminars on wealth management for affluent African-Americans and U.S. Hispanics and outreach to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender business community.

Business Partner of Choice
 

One of Citi's key procurement objectives is to maintain a diverse supplier base. Our Supplier Diversity team works within Procurement as well as with other departments such as Citi Realty Services, Community Relations and Equity Capital Markets to identify and hire qualified business enterprises owned by minorities, women, people with disabilities, veterans and disabled veterans. While our focus will continue to be on increasing first- and second-tier spending with diverse suppliers, we are also working to strengthen our program through activities such as mentoring and supplier development.

Around the world, we aim to develop an increasingly diverse supplier base that mirrors our marketplace and employees and to achieve results that will not only meet community needs, but also enhance market value. Consistent with this goal, in 2004 we were a founding member of the European Supplier Diversity Business Forum (now known as Supplier Diversity Europe), which was created to introduce the concept of supplier diversity to the European marketplace. In 2007 we appointed Citi's first Supplier Diversity Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Highlights

In 2007 more than 5,000 employees participated in formalized mentoring programs; 80% of our Management Committee members formally mentored Citi employees, with 89% mentoring a diverse mentee.

In 2006 more than 9,000 employees participated in formalized mentoring programs; 84% of our Management Committee members formally mentored Citi employees, with 89% mentoring a diverse mentee.

Since 2006 the number of women's councils and networks more than doubled from 24 to 54.

In 2007, 79% of Management Committee members completed diversity training; in 2006, 82% of members completed the training.

• 42 networks
• 14,000 employee participants
• 20 cities in the United States and United Kingdom