Global Diversity Executive
Award Winning Author
Speaker
Philanthropist
Activist
Inspirational Business Author
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Michelle Gadsden-Williams is an international inspirational business author and current Managing Director & Global Head Of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at BlackRock. Renowned as a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategist and thought leader, Gadsden-Williams held C-Suite positions at major organizations that most professionals dream of—global, influential, impactful, and above all, they were positions that she worked incredibly hard for during her 25-plus years in corporate America. Michelle is based in NYC.
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In CLIMB, Gadsden-Williams combines her insightful and inspirational life story along with pragmatic solutions as she addresses and dissects problems facing women, specifically women of color, in corporate America. CLIMB is a professional playbook that offers key steps to ensure that you are fully equipped to tackle today’s most pressing workplace issues and to advance into positions of leadership. Gadsden-Williams shares how off-ramps and on-ramps are part of the career journey.
“GADSDEN-WILLIAMS HAS USED HER PERSONAL STORY OF RESILIENCY TO PROVIDE INVALUABLE INSIGHT INTO HOW TO BUILD A FULFILLING LIFE, NOT JUST A CAREER. SHE PULLS NO PUNCHES WHEN SHARING HER EXPERIENCES AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN DETERMINED TO FULFILL HER DREAM TO HELP OTHERS LIVE UP TO THEIR POTENTIAL . . ."
LINDA A. HILL / PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
AND AUTHOR OF BEING THE BOSS
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“GADSDEN-WILLIAMS HAS WRITTEN A BRILLIANT BOOK THAT REVEALS HOW COMPANIES CAN LEVERAGE DIVERSITY AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE... WITH VIVID STORIES FROM HER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE, CLIMB IS A BOOK THAT WILL REFRAME HR INTO A POWERFUL STRATEGY FUNCTION FOR TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY ORGANIZATIONS."
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JOHN GERZEMA / NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING CO-AUTHOR
OF THE ATHENA DOCTRINE
Coming Soon
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APRIL 2022
A game-changing guide for women who want to transform the way they work and create their own success—from an award-winning global diversity expert.
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The newest book written by Gadsden-Williams, Driven By Intention, will soon be available for purchase. Stay tuned to learn more.
