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Asia Society Recognizes Companies That Empower Asian Talent at 2018 APA Awards Ceremony

June 27th, 2018 by Michelle FlorCruz
APA awards 2018 Goldman Sachs

Representatives from Goldman Sachs accept their award for Overall Best Employer for Asian Pacific Americans and Best Employer for Asian Pacific Americans to Develop Workforce Skills at Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

APA Awards 2018 Chevron

Representatives from Chevron accept their award for Best Employer for Marketing & Support to Asian Pacific American Communities at Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

APA Awards 2018 Buzzfeed

Representatives from Buzzfeed accept their award for Best Employer for Asian Pacific American Employee Resource Groups at Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

2018 APA Awards Discover

Representatives from Discover accept their award for Best Employer for Promoting Asian Pacific Americans into Senior Leadership Positions at Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

APA Awards 2018 KPMG

Representatives from KPMG accept their award for Best Employer for Sponsorship of Asian Pacific Americans at Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

APA Awards 2018 Marriott

Representatives from Marriott International accept their award for Best Employer for LGBT Asian Employees at Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

APA Awards 2018 Medtronic

Representatives from Medtronic accept their award for Best Employer for Promoting Asian American Women at Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

APA Awards 2018 Cosmopolis Collective

The Cosmopolis Collective performs at the Asia Society New York on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)

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Goldman Sachs was named overall best employer of Asian Pacific Americans at Asia Society’s 2018 Best Asian Pacific American (APA) Employer Awards on Wednesday evening, in a ceremony that also honored the investment bank with an award for being the best employer for Asian Pacific Americans to develop workplace skills.

"We believe we perform at our best when we foster an environment that maximizes the potential of all of our people and reflects the communities and cultures in which we operate," Suzzanne Yao, co-head of the Asian Professionals Network at Goldman Sachs, said in a statement.

The awards, which are facilitated by Asia Society's Global Talent Initiatives, were part of the organization's two-day Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit. Other award winners include:

Discover: Best Employer for Promoting Asian Pacific Americans into Senior Leadership Positions

BuzzFeed: Best Asian Pacific American Employee Resource Groups

Chevron: Best Employer for Marketing & Support to the Asian Pacific American Community

KPMG: Best Employer for Sponsorship of Asian Pacific Americans

Medtronic: Best Employer for Promoting Asian Pacific American Women

Marriott International: Best Employer for LGBT Asian Employees 

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