Research and Insights Archive

Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations

Martin Nance

Martin Nance

Martin Nance serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at the Minnesota Vikings, where his leadership plays a crucial role in shaping the club's strategies and direction. With extensive experience in leadership roles within strategic marketing...

Ruth Rathblott

Ruth Rathblott

Ruth Rathblott, MSW, is an expert on workplace culture and leadership, a TEDx and global keynote speaker, a bestselling author, and an award-winning former nonprofit leader. Born with a limb difference, Ruth speaks on the power of embracing uniqueness, unlocking...

Kat O’Donnell, MSW, LCSW

Kat O’Donnell, MSW, LCSW

Kat O'Donnell (they/she) is Inova Health’s Director of Inclusion and Belonging, a role that includes oversight management of Inova’s 11 Team Member Resource Groups (TMRGs). Kat is an innovative leader and consultant with over a decade of experience in progressive...

Leslie O’Hara

Leslie O’Hara

Leslie O’Hara is Chief People Officer of PepsiCo Foods US. In her time with PepsiCo, she has led the field and headquarters structure for Frito Lay North American Sales + Commercial businesses. She was responsible for leading a 200+ person HR team and a fully...

Nerissa Morris

Nerissa Morris

In her role, Nerissa is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing the teams that contribute to the overall Barton Malow experience as well as external engagement, which include the People + Culture, Marketing + Communications, and Community Engagement teams....

Nat Tos-Brightup

Nat Tos-Brightup

Nat Tos-Brightup strives for diversity as a professional in the aerospace industry. She yearns for her hometown to be a place where people are respected as themselves, providing all with an opportunity to succeed. During the day, she spends most of her time running...

Omar Morales

Omar Morales

Omar Morales brings nearly 20 years of global experience across HR Business Partnership, Organization Development, and Talent Management in Fortune 50 companies spanning CPG, Media & Entertainment, and Technology. Currently, he serves as Head of the Organization...

Elizabeth Heichler

Elizabeth Heichler

Elizabeth Heichler is editorial director of MIT Sloan Management Review, which helps business leaders make sense of the trends that are shaping how organizations operate, compete, and create value in a technology-fueled world. She is a veteran business journalist;...

Rebecca Robinson

Rebecca Robinson

Rebecca Robinson,(she/her/hers) CCDP, AP serves as the vice president and chief Diversity officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. She is thought leader with extensive experience in the areas of diversity management, inclusive leadership coaching, supplier...

Rebecca Harris

Rebecca Harris

Rebecca Harris, DEI Director at Elastic, is a global diversity, equity and inclusion practitioner who is passionate about building inclusive spaces that fuel innovation and team success – where everyone feels that the differences they bring are valued, and that they...

Angela Walters

Angela Walters

Angela brings over a decade of industry and business expertise, coupled with a strong learning and development background, to her role as senior talent and Development Consultant at Chemours. She champions the company’s Employee Resource Groups, guiding ERG leaders to...

Lainie Passero

Lainie Passero

Lainie Passero serves as the Business Management Executive for the Global Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) organization, supporting Bank of America’s commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workspace. Her work includes developing strategy, measurement and...