Pitney Bowes is well known for being a leader in the development of mailing, shipping and postage equipment and services. Customers also know the company is a leader in software development including location intelligence applications, secure tracking, data management and document composition and imaging. Yet listing the products and services that Pitney Bowes offers does not convey the true identity of the firm because it’s also a model organization for diversity and inclusion to which it ascribes much of its success.

Walter H. Wheeler was CEO and Chairman of Pitney Bowes for three decades (1938 to 1971) and steered the company to enormous success through diversity of products, services, ideas, suppliers and the workforce. Current Chairman, President and CEO Murray Martin vigorously continues the diversity philosophy that defines Pitney Bowes. The company has 33,000 global based employees. Their unifying factor is a corporate culture with a rich history of diversity pervading workforce initiatives, product and service development efforts, talent management strategies, innovative thinking, strategic community and supplier partnerships and community participation.

Specifically, the company monitors its workforce composition on a location basis to ensure it represents local demographics. Pitney Bowes achieves remarkable diversity by forming strategic partnerships that help the company identify and recruit top and diverse talent. They include partnerships with organizations including the Society of Women Engineers, the Society of Hispanic MBAs, and the National Society of Black Engineers.