We are pleased to present you with Amtrak's second Annual Diversity Report. This report is an important part of Amtrak's broader commitment to advancing Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging across the company. Our Amtrak Team must be a better reflection of the customers we serve - but this is only a starting point. Our team is strongest when we recognize and value the skills and talents of everyone around us. We need to make the conscious choice every day to engage with our co-workers, to be open to new ideas, and to ensure that everyone feels included, understood and valued. Our ability to deliver innovation depends on us achieving this higher level of teamwork.

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Amtrak is more than just a series of initiatives. It is a conscientious commitment to create change within our company. It is having challenging conversations with others, with an emphasis on listening. It is deepening our understanding about people and issues through learning. It is sharing together. And it is a belief that advancing Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Amtrak is core to all three of our Values, including Do the Right Thing, Put Customers First and Excel Together.

Last year, in our first Annual Diversity Report, we laid out our comprehensive strategy to make Amtrak a company that is worthy of our customers, our people and the communities we serve. In this year's report, we share the meaningful progress we have made in the last 12 months. An important point of emphasis for us has been to cultivate a culture where our employees could bring their authentic selves to work. In FY 2021, we started laying the foundation for this culture by launching seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at Amtrak. These groups offer employees the opportunity to work together to create inclusive communities in our workplace and beyond. Many of us are serving as executive sponsors to these ERGs, to ensure these groups have the proper level of support and access to top leadership to share their ideas on how we can improve our workplace.

As executive leaders, we are also committed to holding ourselves accountable for making progress in Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Amtrak. This starts with transparency. In this report, we share our representation data across all levels and departments. This data allows us to identify opportunity areas, set goals for improvement, and measure our progress over time.

We are going to continue to advance our work in Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in FY 2022. In the meantime, we have an "open door" policy. We want to hear from employees who have ideas on how we can improve our workplace. Amtrak employees can contact us directly, or they can send an email to diversityinclusionandbelonging@amtrak.com. In the meantime, we encourage all employees to join an ERG, if they have not done so already. It is a great way for everyone to meet new co-workers, and to build and strengthen relationships with others.

This is an exciting time at Amtrak. We have an incredibly bright future, and our people are an important part of it. We look forward to seeing what we can do together to make Amtrak an even better place to work in FY 2022. Thank you to our employees for everything they do for Amtrak.