“ My purpose is driving impact at scale for societal issues ”
Deloitte US ’ s Chief Purpose Officer Kwasi Mitchell tells Business Chief what drives him , how his leadership has evolved , and why purpose is a business imperative
WRITTEN BY : KATE BIRCH
Kwasi Mitchell believes everyone has a perspective worth listening to . It ’ s a belief he has held since childhood , and one that has fundamentally shaped his life and career – which includes 15 years driving impact at Deloitte US .
“ I ’ m a firm proponent of everybody being treated with kindness and respect ,” Kwasi tells Business Chief . “ I believe everyone has a perspective worth hearing and giving them the time and energy to express that perspective is important ”.
This style of leadership is one that has no doubt propelled Kwasi to his current role as
US Deloitte ’ s Chief Purpose Officer , a role he feels privileged to inhabit given his long-held desire to give back .
“ Impact has always been embedded in me ,” says Kwasi , whose grandparents were huge proponents of ‘ whatever you do , give back ’. However , it was in fourth grade – after being taken under the wing of a chemist and set on an entirely different path to any he would have otherwise known given his family ’ s socioeconomic status – that Kwasi realised he would always have the need to “ pay it forward ”.
From his first day at Deloitte , in 2007 , Kwasi was engaged in impact-related
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