This document presents a top 10 ranking of companies for Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) employment in the United States. It evaluates companies based on the percentage of A/PI employees and managers, as well as A/PI hiring rates and prominence. The top companies highlighted include professional services, pharmaceutical, technology, consumer goods, and financial corporations. These companies demonstrate strong support for A/PI employees through mentorship programs and philanthropic donations to A/PI organizations.

1. Top 10 Companies for
A/PIA Employment
AC 214 Fall09
Christine Kim

2. Main source: http://www.diversityinc.com/cgi-bin/cms/top50.cgi#top50
 Historically, Asian immigrants came to America
mostly for opportunities and better living conditions.
Although job preferences for Asian Americans are
stereotypically perceived as drug stores and laundry
services, this ranking will demonstrate Asian
American preferences for successful corporate jobs.
Rationale & Criteria
 All ten should be American companies. (for example,
Ford, as opposed to Honda) whose name is familiar
to average person.
 The ranking considers factors such as the
percentage of Asian Americans employees,
proportionate number of managers, percentage of
Asian Americans hired, and how well-
known/influential the company is.

3.  One of the largest professional
services firms in the world and
one of the Big Four auditors.
 Has a remarkable mentoring
program which includes the
Executive Mentoring Program
that pairs high-potential
minorities including Asian
Americans with members of
the firm’s Executive Board.
 20% of the firms’ philanthropy
goes to multicultural
organizations including Acend,
formerly the National Asian
American Society of
Accountants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_&_Young

4. The holding
corporation of the
Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company
1 Asian member as
board of directors
Some of the
philanthropic donations
go to Asian and Pacific
Islander American
Scholarship Fund.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metlife

5.  A multinational computer,
technology and IT
consulting corporation
headquartered in New
York, U.S.
 1 out of 12 board
directors is Asian
American.
 Chairman, CEO and
President Sam Palmisano
was co-chair of the 2008
Asian Leadership Summit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM

6. CEO is Selino Lo(left), a
Chinese American
1 out of 9 managers is
Korean American(right).
Ranked No. 1 in
Telecommunications and
in Top Asian-run
Companies by Inc. – a
business magazine based
in NYC.
http://www.inc.com/ss/2009-inc-500-top-10-asian-run-companies#0

7.  Pharmaceuticals health
care company
 Chairman and CEO Miles
D. White chairs the
diversity council and
appoints its members.
He ties 30% of the
bonuses of his 13 direct
reports to diversity goals
 14% of its U.S. work
force are Asian
Americans
 17% of its new hires are
Asian American.
http://www.diversityinc.com/content/1757/article/5445/?No_16_Abbott

8. The third largest pharmaceutical
company in the world
The company has a 10% Asian American
work force and 10% of managers are
Asian Americans, indicating strong
retention and talent development.
Bayer main factory in Leverkusen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer

9.  A global American
pharmaceutical, medical
devices and consumer
packaged goods
manufacturer founded
in 1886.
 One out of 11-member
board of directors is
Asian American.
 11.6% of the work force
are Asian Americans
 11.7% of all managers
are Asian Americans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_%26_johnson

10.  The Largest technology
company in the world, operating
in nearly every country.
 11% of its employees are Asian
Americans
 11.7% of its managers are Asian
Americans.
 The company has two strong
Asian-American employee-
resource groups: the HP Asian
Pacific Employee Network
(HAPEN) and the HP California
India Association.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP

11.  An American diversified
multinational
corporation focused on
the production,
distribution and
provision of household,
health care, personal
products, etc.
 9.4% of U.S. managers
are Asian Americans
 11.1% of management
promotions go to Asian
Americans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgate-Palmolive

12.  A diversified global financial
services company, best known
for its credit card, charge card,
traveler’s cheque businesses, etc.
 Asian Americans are 10% of U.S.
managers .
 19% management promotions
go to Asian Americans.
 The Company has a strong
Asian-American employee-
resource group called Asian
Network at Amex (ANA).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express_Company

13. Through this analysis of Top 10 Companies
for Asian Americans, it is important to note
that the companies that hired relatively
high portion of Asian Americans tended to
value diversity through professional
mentorship programs and philanthropic
acts towards Asian American organizations.
This top ten list demonstrates that most
Asian American corporate job positions are
centered in the areas of: pharmaceutical,
financial and technological companies.