Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
McKenzie is an award-winning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion professional with more than 10 years of experience within professional sports, including minor league baseball and hockey, the NFL, and is currently with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, as the Diversity and...
Courtney Schroeder is General Mills’ Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DI&B). In this role, Courtney is responsible for building on General Mills 30-year legacy of diversity and inclusion leadership. During his time in DI&B, Courtney launched the...
John Guttery is senior vice president of Enterprise Initiatives for Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources. He leads enterprise-wide projects that advance the company’s...
Dr. Carliss Miller is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) scholar-practitioner leading strategic efforts to elevate inclusion and belonging–humanity–in organizations. After a decade in academia as a management professor and diversity-leadership scholar, Carliss...
Jenny has over 31 years of healthcare fundraising and development experience. Before joining Children’s Minnesota, she served as executive vice president and chief development officer at Planned Parenthood North Central States, where she oversaw all aspects of...
Jessica Darke (she/her/hers) is a one of the Global Pride ERG Leaders for Intuit, a member of the Intuit Transgender Advisory Board, and a product manager within the Cybercraft organization. She has been with Intuit for 17 years and recently moved from the Tucson...
Sarah Weaver is the Director of OD & Culture Activation at Microsoft. Sarah began her career at The Hershey Company making candy and optimizing production processes. This was quickly followed by more systemic work around quality improvements and cost savings projects...
Dr. Zellmer-Bruhn is the Associate Dean of MBA and MS Programs and Professor in the Work and Organizations Department of the Carlson School of Management. She received a bachelor's degree in marketing, a master's degree in management, and a Ph.D. in organizational...
Angela Spranger is the inaugural Senior Diversity Officer for the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and the founding Director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence. Within the school, she works to shift the culture to encourage and deepen a sense...
John Sweeney, owner of the Brave New Outpost, has been changing human behavior for over 20 years within some of the biggest organizations in the world, including: Microsoft, Target, Hilton, United Health Group, General Mills, Facebook, Apple, Medtronic, Best Buy, CH...
Margi Simmons of the Brave New Outpost works with individuals and teams to increase self-awareness, communication, collaboration, and ideation skills by using techniques from the world of applied improvisation. Margi has performed, taught, and practiced...
Since rejoining Ecolab in 2022, Dexter has significantly advanced Ecolab’s 2030 diversity ambitions. With his team, he continues to expand diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout the company’s value chain. Under his leadership, the team’s efforts have...