Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
Jeni Demeranville (she/her) is a co-lead of the Mental Wellness & Disability associate recourse group at Securian Financial. She is passionate about normalizing the conversation around mental illness and disability and creating inclusive spaces at work. She has...
Lisa Boysen Kirkwood is a Senior Director of Pharmacy focusing on specialty pharmacy programs, products, and operations. She has worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota for 18 years in various divisions. Lisa is a lifelong learner and holds many certifications...
Emmy Harrison is the Vice President of Human Resources for nVent’s Electrical & Fastening Solutions business, and co-chair of the ADAPT (All Differing Abilities Partnering Together) ERG. With over a decade of experience in executive compensation, workforce...
Jaime is responsible for our enterprise strategic planning, development and management. In this role, she helps shape our enterprise strategic plan, provides thought leadership to new strategy development, oversees strategic execution and communications and...
Karen Marsh is a Vice President of Quality and Process Engineering for Ecolab’s North America Institutional Division joining Ecolab in 2020. She earned her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. She led the Public Works...
Danny Ngo is responsible for driving the vision and strategy for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion learning and enablement at Ecolab. He partners with leaders across the organization to develop and execute learning programs that are aligned to the broader leadership and...
Dr. Yetta Wells Toliver is a distinguished figure whose contributions to her field have left an indelible mark. With a career spanning several decades, Dr. Toliver has excelled in various capacities, earning recognition for her expertise, leadership, and dedication....
Lynn Casey is a highly sought after thought leader, brand builder and futurist helping industry leading organizations make the biggest leaps possible. Lynn is known for her unique ability to spot patterns and connect the dots of emerging sociocultural, digital,...
Cherokee Carroll serves as NASA’s first Agency ERG Program Manager where she is responsible for building and launching an enterprisewide, holistic approach to unify, align, and uplift over 90 ERGs nationwide to foster a safe, inclusive, and engaging workplace where...
Kim joined PwC over 25 years ago and leads the Talent Strategy and People Experience Center of Expertise for the PwC US/Mexico firm. In this role, she is focused on enhancing the day-to-day People experience across 75,000 partners and employees. She also leads various...
For more 20 years, Rob Cross has studied the underlying networks of effective organizations and the collaborative practices of high performers. Working with more than 300 organizations and reaching thousands of leaders from the front line to the C-suite, he has...
Michael Arena Ph.D. is the Dean of the Crowell School of Business at Biola University. He is also the chief science officer and co-founder of the Connected Commons, a research consortium that brings together business and academic thought leaders to develop and apply...