Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Developing Actionable Objectives

Dr. Edward E. Hubbard is President & CEO, Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc., Diversity ROI/Analytics award-winning author of 60 Books/Executive Consultant/Ph.D. with Honors, Business Administration.

Dr. Hubbard received the “Living Legends of Diversity Award” creating “Diversity ROI Analytics” and “Diversity Measurement Fields, Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University, and “Sentry Award” from the U.S. Pentagon, and briefed the “President’s Military Diversity Leadership Committee” on Diversity ROI. Dr. Hubbard serves on Harvard Business Review and Diversity Executive Magazine Editorial Advisory Boards.

Ann oversees the implementation of the firm's Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, taking an innovative approach when it comes to addressing challenges within the firm and the profession relating to diversity and inclusion. Her two-pronged approach centers on individual responsibility—equipping people with the knowledge, skills and tools they need to create and inclusive environment—and eradicating the effects of bias through systems and process. She addresses structural bias by continuously evaluating the firm's policies, practices and norms and identifying unique methods to achieve desired outcomes.

When she noticed that diverse attorneys and law students were often foreclosing opportunities simply because they did not know the "unwritten rules" for success in the profession, Ann created Big Law Success: The Inside Scoop for Law Students and New Lawyers, a five-part podcast that demystifies how to thrive in big law. Ann also led a multi-stop roadshow to law schools in order to educate diverse law students on the importance of a strong personal brand, and has worked with several organizations on diversifying the law school pipeline.

Among numerous publications and presentations throughout her career, Ann penned the Amazon best seller, The Happy Law Practice: Expert Strategies to Build Business and Maintain Peace of Mind. Prior to joining Stinson, Ann was a diversity and inclusion consultant, an attorney at an Am Law 100 firm, a judicial clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a legislative attorney for the New York City Council. She was also president and CEO of a nonprofit organization.

Kathleen Nalty is an expert in helping organizations develop inclusion strategies to eliminate hidden barriers to success for employees in underrepresented groups. She is an engaging speaker and trainer with a deep passion for assisting individuals and organizations in making changes needed to retain and advance diverse talent. She provides in-depth training sessions on diversity and inclusion as well as unconscious bias. Audiences are wide-ranging and have included scientists; engineers; lawyers; educators; executives, managers and supervisors at large and small companies; office workers; electrical linesmen; manufacturing plant employees; and sewer district managers. Kathleen customizes presentations to the organization and the audience. Her presentations on unconscious bias are highly engaging and interactive (see the extensive list of speaking engagements below). The workshops are designed to give people the knowledge and the tools they need to take action to interrupt their own individual bias and create bias interrupters for use at the organizational level.