Protiviti

Most Admired Company: 2016

Top Arizona executive: Alex Robison, Managing Director

What it does: Global business consulting and internal audit firm.

Admirable quality: Protiviti actively seeks to recruit employees from diverse backgrounds. For example, in 2012, Protiviti’s campus recruiting was 70 percent male and 30 percent female. In 2014 and 2015, it was 50-50 split. Protiviti promotes collaboration through initiatives like its #Innovation program: any employee can submit an innovative idea through the company’s intranet; if the idea is implemented, he/she receives rewards based on the contribution and its impact. Protiviti’s initiatives extend across the firm.

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