 Participants in a leadership breakout session at the Clinical Translational Science Awards, CTSA, virtual 2020 conference discussed and ranked six recommendations in terms of feasibility, impact and priority for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Suggestions are made to improve DEI in CTSA leadership and allow for greater representation in translational science field. This article was authored by Claudia SP Fernandez, Monica M. Taylor, Gaurav Dev and others.