Neela Rajendra builds and strengthens bridges from science to action in behavioral and organizational environments, with a focus on identifying and maximizing the ways that diversity, equity, and inclusion help organizations excel. She has advised Fortune 500 companies, scientists, scholars, NGOs, and universities to help them harness insights from cutting edge research to advance the frontiers of social innovation. Bringing these creative thinkers together, she helps build coalitions to transform organizations to be more inclusive and more productive places of work and learning.

Rajendra has forged partnerships with entrepreneurs and local governments in countries such as Benin and Nicaragua to accelerate urban economic development, advised C-suite executives on their talent development needs, and worked with faculty and university administrators to develop social entrepreneurship programs on campuses across the country, such as Cornell, Tulane, University of Maryland, Babson, and Claremont McKenna.

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