Jennifer Brown Profile
Jennifer Brown (she / her) is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, author, and diversity and inclusion expert who is deeply passionate about building more inclusive workplaces where more of us can feel welcomed, valued, respected, and heard. As the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a certified woman- and LGBTQ+-owned firm, Jennifer and her team design and execute inclusion strategies that have been implemented by some of the biggest companies and nonprofits in the world.
Over years of doing DEI work with countless organizations and leaders, Jennifer brings deep insight into the challenges organizations and leaders face today. Through keynote presentations, executive coaching, and senior leadership sessions, Jennifer educates and equips leaders to step into their role in the change effort.
Jennifer is a sought-after speaker and expert for corporations including Google, the Hartford, Hearst, IBM, Indeed, Intel, KFC Global (Yum! Brands), Liberty Mutual, LinkedIn, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Medtronic, NASA Space Flight Center, Prudential, PSEG, Sony, Toyota and more. She has also spoken at leading research institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, as well as multiple business schools, including William and Mary, Kellogg, Columbia Business School, the Owen GSB at Vanderbilt, and University of Wisconsin. She currently sits on the Influencer Advisory Board for cultural intelligence consultancy Sparks & Honey, as well as L'Oreal's Global Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board.
Jennifer is also the bestselling author of three books, Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace and The Will to Change (2017), How To Be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive Second Edition (2022), and Beyond Diversity (2021), a shortlist winner of the O.W.L. Award, and winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Awards' Business & Leadership category. Jennifer recently co-authored a groundbreaking book on diversity, equity, and inclusion in society with thought leader and fellow bestselling author, Rohit Bhargava. The book, Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World, is a 2022 Axiom Award Gold Medal Winner in the Women/BIPOC Category, a Wall Street Journal bestseller, a 2022 Nautilus Silver Award Winner in the Multicultural and Indigenous Category, a 2022 Hermes Creative Awards Platinum Winner, a 2022 Foreword Indies Awards Finalist in the Multicultural Category, and one of Inc Magazine's 22 Books to Read (or Reread) in 2022.
She lives in New York with her partner of over 20 years, Michelle.