Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
Kat Stermer is a Manager of Connected Radio Metadata at Xperi. With her team in Bengaluru, India, she delivers high-quality metadata for vehicle original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers and radio broadcasters. She is the global chair of the Women in Tech (WiT)...
Bob Johansen began working with IFTF in 1973 and has worked as a professional futurist for nearly 50 years. The author or co-author of 12 books and a frequent keynote speaker, he recently completed a trilogy of that details the types of leadership that will thrive in...
Jameel is the Director of Inclusion Programs for Google. In his role, he leads Google’s internal inclusion eorts, which includes their employee resource groups, executive councils, and diversity programs for over 50,000 Googlers across 70 different countries. Prior to...
Zoë Muellerleile (She/her) has been the Vice Chair of The State of Minnesota's MNClusive ERG since November 2023. When she's not doing ERG work, she is an attorney with MNDOT's Office of Land Management, focusing on road infrastructure projects in outstate Minnesota....
Juan has 11 years of experience in the Food & Beverage industry. During his tenure with Ecolab, he has worked in different roles within the sales team. He first started as an Account Manager in Training right after college. Then Account Manager where we worked...
Morgan Kinross-Wright, VP Community Relations & Executive Director of the Land O’Lakes Foundation, joined Land O’Lakes in 2019. Her responsibilities include developing and nurturing key external relationships, leading the strategic philanthropy of their...
Tom Noon is a Principal Financial Analyst and currently serves a chair of the African American Professionals Network Associate Resource Group at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. He has been at Blue Cross for 10 years and has served as ARG chair for 5 years....
Marsha Mihok is currently the Global Director of DE&I. Marsha Mihok started at Ecolab in 2012 in Human Resources supporting Supply Chain before joining the DE&I team. Her current work at Ecolab includes building an inclusive culture at manufacturing plants and...
Orson Ledezma Castro is an executive with 28+ years of experience in the B2B industry across the Americas region. He was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, where he received his Material Engineer and Marketing Specialist degrees. He has worked for Ecolab since...
Laura Brock is the Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at nVent. She joined nVent in October of 2018 and is responsible for leading Inclusion & Diversity, Employee Engagement, and oversees the nVent Foundation. Laura brings over 25 years of experience in the...
Elena Imaretska works in the intersection of inclusion and innovation, where the full spectrum of human differences brings richness of insights and opportunities for growth. At Ecolab, Elena partners closely with business leaders to bring the company’s purpose and...
Nash Shaikh serves as Director, Chief of Staff to the President and CEO at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. In this role, Nash is responsible for coordinating and managing deliverables for the President and CEO with an emphasis on strategy and execution. She...