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A seminal thought leader on identifying and addressing unconscious bias, best-selling author Howard Ross is one of the nation’s most influential diversity consultants and workplace experts, specializing in corporate culture change, leadership development, unconscious bias, belonging, systemic racism and managing diversity and more. He is the author of ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose and Performance, and the Washington Post best seller, Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives. His latest book, Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect is Tearing Us Apart, breaks new ground in examining our nation’s growing polarization and tribalism, providing tools that help individuals and organizations bridge divides and create cultures of belonging that drive success, and is the winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Award for Social Change and Social Justice.
As founder of Cook Ross Inc., Ross has lent his expertise to hundreds of organizations in 47 states and in 40 countries, implementing large-scale organizational culture change efforts in the area of managing diversity and cultural integration. His clients have included a range of academic institutions, professional services corporations, Fortune 500 companies, and retail, health care, media, and governmental institutions. In 2018, after almost thirty years, Ross transferred ownership of Cook Ross to Michael Leslie Amilcar. However, this is not a retirement, and instead, it is a rewiring as Ross will continue to invest, commit and create more inclusive organizations with Cook Ross. Ross has also delivered programs at Harvard University Medical School, Stanford University Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, the Wharton School of Business, Duke University and Washington University Medical School and over 20 other colleges and universities. As a testimony to his stature in the diversity field, Ross had the distinction of serving as the 2007-2008 Johnnetta B. Cole Professor of Diversity Professor of at Bennett College for Women, the first time a white man had ever served in such a position at an HBCU.
A noted writer whose content has always had appeal to broader business and general audiences, Ross’s work has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Fast Company Magazine, Diversity Women Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Fortune Magazine and dozens of other publications. He appears monthly on National Public Radio. Howard has served on numerous not-for-profits boards, including the Diversity Advisory Board of the Human Rights Campaign, the board of directors of the Dignity and Respect Campaign, and the board of the directors for the National Women’s Mentoring Network. A lifelong social justice advocate, Ross has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2009 Operation Understanding Award for Community Service; the 2012 Winds of Change Award from the Forum on Workplace Diversity and Inclusion; the 2013 Diversity Peer Award from Diversity Women Magazine; the 2014 Catalyst Award from Uptown Professional Magazine; the 2014 Catalyst for Change Award from Wake Forest University; the 2015 Trendsetter in HR by SHRM Magazine; and the 2016 Leadership in Diversity Award by the World Human Resources Development Conference in Mumbai, India.
Providing compelling insights that spark reflection, conversation and change, Ross is an authoritative speaker who applies deep expertise and the latest research. His presentations are rich with actionable takeaways for overcoming challenges and building cultures of belonging in an increasingly diverse world. Contending that “if you are human, you are biased,” Ross explains how our unconscious minds drive our behavior, and how we can harness that knowledge to become better leaders, teams, organizations and citizens.
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Overcoming Unconscious Bias: The Journey to Inclusion
Unconscious Bias in Healthcare: If You Are Human, You Are Biased
The Starbucks Diversity Emergency & Building a Bias-Resistant Workplace Culture
Crossing the Political Divide
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Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments | Howard Ross | Talks at Google
Talk at Google: Everyday Bias - Howard Ross
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