Corporate DEI may be under attack, but S&P 500 companies with diverse boards perform better

New research from E.l.f. Beauty and North Carolina A&T State University draws on five years’ worth of data to reveal the benefits of diversity in the boardroom.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts are under attack in the private and public sectors, but research has found that companies with diverse boards perform better than those with nondiverse boards.