Ascent: Inclusion & Diversity
Pragya Agarwal
Agarwal, a Forbes magazine contributor, works with organizations and individuals to help them think outside the box and make mental health and equality a priority.
Amy Blankson
TechWell collaborates with innovators, thought leaders, coaches, and educators to balance well-being and productivity in the technological age. Blankson is also the bestselling author of The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era.
Lisa Wang
SheWorx is a global collective of female entrepreneurs who are redefining leadership. A U.S. champion gymnast turned “serial entrepreneur,” Wang hosts the podcast “Enoughness.”
Vernā Myers
A Harvard-trained lawyer and veteran culture expert, Myers is the author of “Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go From Well-Meaning to Well-Doing.”
Whitney Johnson
Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, a framework she codifies in her books “Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work” and “Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead them Up the Learning Curve.” She’s a frequent contributor to the “Harvard Business Review.”
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Leila Hoteit
Named last year as among the 100 most influential women in the Middle East by Forbes, Dr. Hoteit leads Boston Consulting Group’s education and human-capital development work in the region.
Omar Johnson
Johnson is the former CMO at Beats by Dre, and former VP of marketing at Apple. Adweek named Johnson a “Brand Genius” in 2013, and Business Insider named him one of the “Most Innovative CMOs” in 2016. He attributes part of his success to the diverse team he assembled at Beats.
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