Founder/CEO
The Diversity Pledge Institute
Larry Graham is the founder and CEO of The Diversity Pledge Institute (DPI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing media companies with a bespoke service that improves the recruitment, retention and training of diverse journalists.
Before launching DPI, Graham spent most of his career in sports journalism, working at places like ESPN, The Kansas City Star, The San Diego Union-Tribune and several other newsrooms. After transitioning out of sports, he specialized in news, product management, web design and audience development before accepting a journalism-adjacent role as the Deputy Director of Local News Transformation at the American Press Institute, a journalism think tank.
Graham is also an adjunct professor at Loyola University New Orleans' School of Communication & Design.
Saturday, September 21, 2024
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT