Shane Lloyd is a global diversity and inclusion practitioner with extensive experience in higher education, public health,?tech,?and non-profit organizations. In his facilitation and consulting, he integrates research across behavioral economics, psychology, organizational behaviors, sociology, and public health with a primary focus on race and socioeconomic class.? To ensure that all members of an organizational environment can thrive and contribute in meaningful ways, the highly sought-after facilitator and strategist partners with academic departments, HR units, and senior leadership teams. His impactful?short?and long-term strategies equip participants with vocabulary, frameworks, and concrete action steps to advance inclusion and belonging. As the Chief Diversity Officer, Shane leads the firmwide diversity, inclusion, and belonging strategy and advises executive leadership at Baker Tilly. Prior to joining the top 10 professional services firm based in the United States, he worked at Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer and Global DEI teams. Additionally, he’s held positions at Brown and Yale University, two of the nation’s leading academic institutions. He also worked at Cook Ross, one of the world’s leading diversity and inclusion consulting firms as a consultant. In 2022, Shane was named to the Washington Business Journal’s 40 under 40 List. Shane’s work and insights have been featured in Insider, Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Law and a Netflix documentary. Shane holds a Master of Public Health degree from Brown University and a Bachelor’s in Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University. Outside of work, Shane chairs the Racial Equity and Social Justice Advisory Committee for Montgomery County of Maryland.