“It can’t be political machinery. It has to be productive machinery that includes politicians, business, the academic sector. We have an opportunity here to figure this out because we have a lot of smart people in the region thinking about this. It’s an execution issue along with making sure everybody shares the vision.”

Zhang Ruimin: …I thought that we shouldn’t build the enterprise into a walled garden. Instead, we should become a tropical rainforest, which means that we always have plants that die every day, but new plants are created every day, so [the enterprise] can live on. 

On July 15, 2021, McGuireWoods provided a special webcast marking the one-year anniversary of its popular Leaders in Color series. The event featured a live discussion with accomplished leaders Wade Henderson, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher who for years have been at the forefront of the struggle for racial and social justice. Moderated by McGuireWoods Chairman Jonathan Harmon, these distinguished participants discussed their personal experiences with racial inequity and share insights on how the movement has changed, the progress made and challenges that lie ahead.