However, after a wave of hiring and promoting DE&I experts across the industry, some agencies, like Dentsu's Merkle have tried to maintain momentum through a combination of representation and retention efforts. Kirt Morris, global chief equity officer at Merkle, began this work after stepping into the role last January. He has been with Merkle for over a decade. Digiday caught up with Morris to talk about what those efforts have looked like over the past year and the work there is still to be done.