Research and Insights Archive

Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations

Rebekah Whisler

Rebekah Whisler

Rebekah Whisler is an affiliated practitioner with the Center for Effective Organizations, USC Marshall School of Business, and the founder of Rebekah Whisler Consulting, which provides expertise to organizations and executives in the areas of talent, transformation,...

Pam Butler

CURRENT POSITION:  Ms. Pamela A. Butler serves as a Standby Active Reserve as a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Consultant. PRIOR POSITIONS:  Ms. Butler enjoyed a long federal career as a Corporate Leader and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO),...

Lesley Slaton Brown

Lesley Slaton Brown

Lesley Slaton Brown has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Lesley has a unique ability to inspire and drive senior leaders to embed diversity and inclusion strategies across organizations and demonstrate impact from the boardroom to the business....

Meida Surya

Meida Surya

Meida is a DEI Strategist at Crescendo DEI, a minority-owned company founded in 2018, Crescendo provides software that helps leading tech startups and Fortune 500 companies build inclusive, equitable organizations. Her role as a DEI Strategist is to advise and develop...

Franklin Shen

Franklin Shen

Franklin serves as the Director of Clinical Operations at Tembo Health, a health technology startup focused on improving quality and access to healthcare for seniors. Before Tembo Health, he led various operations at Flatiron Health, including customer education and...

Julie Ea

Julie Ea

Julie is the Sales Programs lead for North America and also serves as one of the co-chairs for their Asians@Twilio Employee Resource Group (ERG). In the last year, the Asians@Twilio ERG has more than doubled its membership and have hosted an array of speakers from...

Justin Hastings

Justin Hastings

Job description Justin is the Chief HR Officer for Experian North America, responsible for leading the talent agenda and HR function for the region. Experian job history HR Director, UK & Ireland Chief Human Resources Officer, North America Accomplishments Led the...

Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey

Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey

A globally recognised authority on Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, Jonathan has a PhD from the London School of Economics which allows him to bring the academic rigour that his FTSE 100 clients expect. Using a compelling blend of case studies, cutting-edge...

Sarah Sonnenfeld

Sarah Sonnenfeld

Sarah Sonnenfeld has led teams and advised clients at start-ups and some of the world’s most respected companies. She began her career in sales operations and client service in a venture-backed education tech firm. She then worked on the corporate side, doing HR, technology strategy and organizational effectiveness at American Express, Thomson Reuters, and Fidelity.

Amy King

Amy King

Amy King is an occupational psychologist and co-founder and CEO of PeopleMatter. She has spent her career focusing on the challenges of burnout and work-life conflict, working to help organizations create positive change.

Patrick Veenhoff

Patrick Veenhoff

Patrick Veenhoff is senior data education architect at Swiss Re, responsible for crafting their data culture and transforming their learning programs. He leverages his expertise in business consulting and learning to create digitalized and agile approaches to...

Jennifer Piscopo

Jennifer Piscopo

Jennifer M. Piscopo is Associate Professor of Politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. Her research on gender, political representation, and political leadership has appeared in over twenty peer-reviewed journals and numerous edited volumes. She...