'My name didn't match my face': JPMAM's Lambert on being colour brave, unmasking microaggressions and talking about black

Change starts at individual, not company, level

Lauren Mason
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Members of the black community have not been vocal enough about systemic racism because it has become normalised over the years, according to JP Morgan Asset Management's Didier Lambert, who is urging both black employees and allies within asset management to start open dialogue about race within their respective firms.

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