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Vice President - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Merchants Bank, Carmel | [email protected]

Marc has nearly 10 years of experience in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work. Since his book ‘CAN I BE REAL’ released in 2016, Marc began delivering workshops, presentations and keynote speaking to non-profits, schools and for-profit corporations, with additional experience in leading this work in K12 education.

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Reading Time: 4 minutesA community bank may be using substantially more AI than its board and senior management realize.

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