Title: 27+ diversity and inclusion influencers you should know - Culture Amp Blog
Headings: 27+ diversity and inclusion influencers you should know
27+ diversity and inclusion influencers you should know
Steven Huang
Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Culture Amp
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Lenora Billings-Harris
President and CEO, UbuntuGlobal
Torin Perez
Keynote Speaker, Learning Designer & Facilitator, Author
Carin Taylor
Chief Diversity Officer, Workday
Ryan Carson
CEO and Founder, Treehouse
Arlan Hamilton
Founder, Backstage Capital
Oona King
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Snap
Michelle Kim
Co-Founder and CEO, Awaken
Iris Bohnet
Professor and author Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Candice Morgan
Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Pinterest
Minda Harts
Founder and CEO, The Memo
Joelle Emerson
CEO, Paradigm
Cynthia Owyoung
VP of D&I, Charles Schwab
Sarah Saska
Co-Founder and CEO , Feminuity
Katelin Holloway
VP of People & Culture, Reddit
Aiko Bethea
Head of D&I
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Melinda Briana Epler
CEO Change Catalyst, and Founder, Tech Inclusion
Tariq Meyers
Global Head of Belonging, Inclusion & Experience, Coinbase
Aaron Rose
Diversity & Inclusion Trainer and Consultant; Culture Design Expert
Stacia Sherman Garr
Co-founder and Principal Analyst at RedThread Research
Leslie Miley
CTO, Obama Foundation
Lesa Bradshaw
Diversity and Disability Integration Specialist Managing Member at Bradshaw LeRoux Consulting
Jay Bendett
Co-founder and CEO, Argo Collective
Aubrey Blanche
Global Head of Diversity & Belonging, Atlassian
Max Masure
Design Thinking Facilitator, Gender Inclusion Strategist, Argo Collective
Lauren Aguilar, PhD
Diversity and Inclusion Partner, Forshay
Laura Gomez
Founder and CEO, Atipica
Dr. Freada Kapor Klein
Founder at Level Playing Field Institute and Partner at Kapor Capital
Matthew Yazzie
Director of Diversity and Inclusion Programs, Women 2.0
Wayne Sutton
Founder, Tech Inclusion
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Content: I learned an important lesson – every person has blind spots. As a D&I practitioner, it is my job to cover as many of my blind spots as possible to ensure that I am creating a diverse workplace and equitable employee experience, particularly for people on the margins. Every D&I function should follow a diverse group of influencers to ensure their own blind spots are covered. So, as the Culture Amp team worked to put together our Diversity, Inclusion and Intersectionality report in 2018 and in 2019, we reflected upon the work of great people who have come before us. Whether it’s running a thought-provoking workshop, leading the charge for inclusion internally, championing diversity in venture capital firms or many other worthy initiatives, these diversity and inclusion influencers have inspired us. Create a culture of belonging today
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The group that we’re highlighting is in no way an exhaustive list, in fact, we’re looking forward to hearing who has inspired you. Thank you to those who have recommended influencers to be featured. We’re proud to present our updated list for 2019 and we hope to continue to recognize more changemakers. Lenora Billings-Harris
President and CEO, UbuntuGlobal
Lenora Billings-Harris is a diversity strategist, author and Hall of Fame speaker. Through her company, UbuntuGlobal, she partners with clients to leverage diversity in order to increase inclusion and reduce the impact of unconscious bias – ultimately leading to improved bottom-line results.