Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | Certificate Program

David Creelman is best known for his extensive research & writing on the most important areas of human capital. He won numerous awards, such as the best book award for his book “Management Reset” and the Walker Award for his research on Boards & HR. He is the CEO of Creelman Research, which can count among its clients think tanks, consultants, academics and organizations from around the world.

Joanna Sosnowska is an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam Business School and a member of Future of Work and Organizational Psychology movement. Her research focuses on dynamics of personality and organizational behaviour, and systemic inequalities at work. She is also a member of the Amsterdam People Analytics Center.

Tim Theeboom is an academically trained consultant, and fascinated by human behavior. He spent more than 8 years studying coaching and change on both the organizational and individual levels. He is currently an Assistant Professor and Executive Psychologist at the Free University Amsterdam Center for Executive Coaching, which oversees and supports research into topics related to coaching effectiveness and work relationships.

Lisanne van Bunderen is a researcher at S-Ray Diagnostics, and previously an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam Business School. Her main focus is strategic management from the behavioral perspective of intra- and inter-team relationships. Her research has covered intra-team hierarchy, power dynamics and inter-group cooperation and competition.

Fons Trompenaars is widely known for his accomplishments as a consultant, trainer, and author. For more than 25 years, he has helped Fortune 500 leaders overcome business and cultural dilemmas to increase effectiveness and performance, with a special focus on globalization, mergers and acquisitions, leadership development, and HR.

Pauline James has held a number of senior positions and led Employee Relations and Labor Relations in the Canadian market with large national organizations. Over her career she has also held roles in Training & Development, as an HR Generalist, and in Operations. Pauline is committed to teaching and helping leaders to become independent as opposed to promoting reliance on an ‘expert’.

Celine Pan Shi is a global and strategic professional with expertise in talent and business management with a background in psychology. Celine specializes in talent assessment and hiring, leadership development with L&D, employee engagement, performance management, and change and transformation.

Bob Nagar is a coach, facilitator, and people development consultant. Bob helps organizations build data utilization and evidence-based management competencies in HR professionals and business managers. Among other business domains, Bob specializes in organizational culture transformation, strategic and annual business planning, goals design and alignment, stress management tools, and work-life balance.

Risha Grant helps global companies and business leaders overcome the unconscious bias in their organizations that disrupts inclusive cultures. She is a diversity and inclusion trainer whose aim is to facilitate honest and authentic conversations about unconscious bias, inclusive culture, and micro-aggressions. She is also the author of That's BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and a DEIB community correspondent and talk show host.