Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson

National Best-Selling Author & Associate Professor at University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business

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Biography

Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson is an author, professor, and keynote speaker who studies the intersection of leadership and diversity, focusing on (1) how unconscious bias affects the evaluation of leaders and (2) strategies that leaders can use to mitigate bias. Read More >

Her new Harper Collins book, Inclusify: Harnessing the power of uniqueness and belonging to build innovative teams, shares the surprising ways the leaders undermine inclusion and provides actionable ways that leaders can pivot to build more inclusive teams.

Dr. Johnson is a member of the MG 100 Coaches and was selected for the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List, comprising 30 international management scholars whose work will shape the future of how organizations are managed and led. She works with the best companies in the world to create more inclusive leaders. She has extensive consulting experience and has created and delivered leadership development training with an emphasis on evidence-based practice.

As an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business, Dr. Johnson teaches undergraduate and graduate students focused on leadership and inclusion. She holds the Andrea and Michael Leeds Research Fellowship, is the Director of CU Boulder’s Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at Leeds, and is a 2020 CU Boulder RIO Fellow. She is a fellow in the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists (SIOP) and the American Psychological Society (APS). She is also passionate about disseminating her work more broadly and has taught two LinkedIn Learning courses on how to increase diversity and inclusion in corporations.

She has received $3,800,000 in external grant funding to study leadership and create leadership development programs. Her safety leadership course was adopted by the OSHA 30 and taken by 70,000 students in its first two years. She is an active researcher and has published 60 journal articles and book chapters in outlets Journal of Applied Psychology and The Academy of Management Journal.

Dr. Johnson is also a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and an in-demand keynote speaker. She has presented her work at over 170 meetings around the world including at the White House for a 2016 summit on diversity in corporate America on National Equal Pay Day.

Media outlets featuring Stefanie’s work include: Forbes, The Economist, Newsweek, Time, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Washington Post, Quartz, Discover, CNN, ABC, NBC, CNBC. She has appeared on Fox, ABC, NBC, CNN, and CNN International. She currently contributes to Bloomberg, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review.

She lives in the Boulder Bubble with her Biology Professor husband, two young kiddos, and two old kitties. Read Less ^

Speaker Videos

Building a Better Business

ABC’s of Breaking Bias

Speech Topics

Breaking Bias Using the ABCs of Unconscious Bias

-Understand unconscious bias in a way that we can all relate to Read More >

-Learn how unconscious bias can impact decision making and behavior

-Build effective strategies to overcome unconscious bias Read Less ^

Inclusify: How to Maximize Uniqueness & Belonging to Build More Innovative Teams

-Understand two basic human motives (uniqueness and belonging) Read More >

-Learn how leaders inadvertently miss out on uniqueness or belonging

-Build effective strategies to build uniqueness and belonging in organizations Read Less ^

Culture 2020: Busting Barriers by Bridging Uniqueness & Belonging

-Understand how cultural elements can be exclusive Read More >

-Learn how to create more inclusive practices

-Build effective strategies to improve your own organization’s practices Read Less ^

Buy into Bystanders: What We Can Learn from #MeToo

-Understand women’s experiences in the workplace Read More >

-Learn how to create a culture that does not tolerate sexual harassment

-Build effective strategies for creating bystanders at work Read Less ^

Workshop: Data Driven Practices to Improve Your Diversity Selection Processes

-Understand how systems can be biased Read More >

-Learn how to examine your data to find sources of bias

-Build effective strategies for improving systems and increasing diversity Read Less ^

Workshop: Using the Inclusify Game to Start Conversations

-Understand biases and the effects they can have Read More >

-Learn how to use empathy to understand others’ perspectives

-Build effective strategies for improving systems and increasing diversity Read Less ^

Testimonials

"As the Executive Director the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), I know how important diversity is. I am a fan of Stefanie’s work and asked her to speak at the plenary session at our annual meeting. Stefanie was authentic, intelligent, and commanded the room in an impressive way. Her insights were very meaningful for the people in the room and I asked her to come back and speak at the next conference, although her schedule was booked. If you need someone to take a fresh, informative, and no-nonsense approach when it comes to D&I, I would recommend Stefanie."

- Director at National Association of Securities Professionals

"Stefanie has given many talks for the Conference Board. I was the chair of last year’s Talent Acquisition meeting and her session got the highest marks I have seen in at least three years. I highly recommend her!"

- Principal LeadershipX and Program Director at the Conference Board

"I’ve had a chance to experience Dr. Johnson’s research in various presentations and consistently recommend her. She blends science and humor in a way to make diversity and inclusion easier to talk about. I find her information on bias in selection and interviews to be extremely helpful and practical. Stefanie’s presentations spark great dialogue and conversation everywhere she speaks."

- Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Indiana University Health