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1 1. On December 22, 2016, Profiles in Diversity Journal ran a headline naming the US Olympic Committee (USOC) and its D&I Scorecard as the number one innovation in diversity. Now an annual feature of the journal, the scorecard innovation was the brainchild of Jason Thompson who was the director of diversity and inclusion for the USOC. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://diversityjournal.com/16620-u-s-olympic-committee-di-scorecard-program/.

2 2. On March 8, 2018, Jason Thompson was given the Diversity Leader Award by the Profiles in Diversity Journal for over a decade's work and a series of accomplishments with the USOC including the QUAD hiring program, and the FLAME pipeline development program. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://diversityjournal.com/17083-jason-thompson-united-states-olympic-committee-2/.

3 3. On February 12, 2018, Jason Thompson was interviewed by and quoted in a New York Times article about diversity at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Read the article: Talya Minsberg, “A diverse Winter Olympics: but on the ground?” New York Times, February 12, 2018. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/sports/olympics/olympics-diversity-Maame-Biney-Fenlator-Victorian-Adigun.html.

4 4. Jason Thompson was interviewed by and quoted in a Washington Post article about diversity on the US Olympic Team going to the Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Read the article: Rick Maese, “Trying to make team USA look more like America,”. Washington Post, February 4, 2018. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/trying-to-make-team-usa-look-more-like-america/2018/02/02/422ca13a-04fe-11e8–8777–2a059f168dd2_story.html.

5 5. In February 2018, Jason Thompson was quoted in the Guardian in an article about the diversity in the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Read the article: Benjamin Haas, “Meet the Winter Olympians making big strides for diversity,” The Guardian, February 16, 2018. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/17/winter-olympians-diversity-simidele-adeagbo-jazmine-fenlator-victorian.

6 6. USA Today quotes Jason Thompson in its article about diversity on the US Winter Olympics team. Read the article: Martin Rogers, “United States seeing uptick in diversity for Winter Olympics team,” USA Today, February 5, 2018. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/05/united-states-seeing-uptick-diversity-winter-olympics-team/308775002/.

7 7. A Fox News executive's comments about diversity on the US Olympic Team are called an embarrassment, and Jason Thompson's quotes from the Washington Post interview are explained and clarified. Read the article: Evan Grossman, “Fox News exec an American embarrassment for ripping idea of a more diverse Team USA at Winter Olympics,” New York Daily News, February 10, 2018. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/fox-news-exec-embarrassment-ripping-diverse-team-usa-article-1.3810206.

8 8. CNN's Anderson Cooper quotes Jason Thompson in his Ridicu-List while blasting the Fox News exec who criticized USOC diversity initiatives. Watch the video here. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/02/13/olympics-john-moody-fox-news-ridiculist-sot.cnn.

9 9. In March 2019 Ellen McGirt wrote a piece in Fortune magazine that highlighted four reasons why diversity officers were set up for failure, including the newness of the role, the lack of power, data, and CEO support. Read the article: Ellen McGirt, “Chief Diversity Officers are set up to fail,” Fortune, March 4, 2019. Accessed on April 5, 2021 at https://fortune.com/2019/03/04/chief-diversity-officers-are-set-up-to-fail/.