Lumina Foundation believes that attracting, educating and deploying the talent to fuel our 21st century economy and democracy is critical to economic vitality, individuals’ well-being, and the nation’s future success. A key to that success is creating an environment in which talent can thrive – an environment that is open, welcoming and hospitable to all. Lumina Foundation knows that creating such a culture is important in our state, especially as Indiana competes with others to attract and retain top talent. We oppose any law that moves Indiana away from that goal and support efforts to position our state as a model for drawing the nation’s best and brightest. As a national foundation headquartered in Indiana, we regularly convene education, business and policy leaders from across the U.S. in Indianapolis to advance initiatives and policies that increase higher education attainment. Laws that divide our state and convey a lack of acceptance hamper our ability to bring national leaders to our city for those events and limit the foundation’s ability to recruit top talent nationwide.
