Chamber, Ad Club highlight diversity achievements

Paul Francisco, an executive with the staffing company Veritude, and Massachusetts General Hospital will be among those honored today with Arnold Z. Rosoff Awards for their work to promote diversity.

Deloitte LLP and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority will also be honored at a luncheon ceremony at Fairmont Copley Plaza.

The awards are presented by Boston's Ad Club and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

The awards are named after Arnold Z. Rosoff, founder of Boston ad agency Arnold Worldwide and an advocate for diversity in the workplace.

A former football star at Boston University and later a player with the New England Patriots, Francisco is also the executive vice president of the Boston chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, said the chamber, which added that Francisco maintains "a special focus on developing, mentoring, and supporting youth, the underprivileged, and minority populations."

Francisco joined Veritude, a subsidiary of Boston mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, in 2005 and previously held positions at Bank of America Corp. and Gillette Co.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)