Messer Construction Vice President - Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer Stanford Williams shares his company's best practices for increasing the participation of MBE, WBE and DBE firms in supplier diversity efforts on construction projects. As a member of the company's executive leadership team, Williams works directly with Messer President and CEO Timothy J. Steigerwald and other leaders to ensure inclusion and diversity is practiced throughout the company and on all construction projects, maximizing spending with minority businesses and women-owned businesses. Williams also shares his innovative and forward-thinking approach to developing employment opportunities for diverse workers using a wholistic approach to personal development and job training, called the Urban Workforce Development Initiative. Visit https://www.messer.com/economic-inclusion/