Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
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...
Winnie Doeswijk is the Global Head of Organisation Development at Novartis, based in Basel, Switzerland. With more than 20 years of experience in organisational development, Winnie leads a team of experts who support major business transformations through...
Becky Boyd Hoover is Vice President of Employee Development & Experience at Blue Shield of California, bringing over 25 years of experience in employee development, internal communications, business readiness, and employee engagement. She is known for designing...
As president and chief executive officer of WD-40 Company, Steve is responsible for developing and implementing high-level strategies, all operations, and the oversight of all relationships and partnerships for the company. Steve is passionate about the power of...