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BIO

Yemi Akisanya has leveraged his 15 -year expertise as an effective global business leader and board member who has achieved significant success in changing corporate culture. His qualifications include taking up Global Head of DEI roles, providing consulting services, delivering keynote speeches and contributing to influential thought leadership. 

Yemi serves on the Board of Directors for i.c.stars, a program that provides workforce development and access to career opportunities for low-income adults. He is the current Chairman, Board of Directors for Digitalundivided; advocating to catalyze economic growth for Black and Latinx women entrepreneurs and innovators. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago State University Foundation. 

Yemi is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management MBA program. He also holds a Master of Science in Communication from Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Southern Illinois University.

Yemi has been fortunate to offer his services as a dependable executive advisor, leadership coach, organizational expert, conference speaker, and designer of DEI strategies to some of the world's most esteemed organizations, including both for-profit and non-profit companies globally.

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Speaking Services

Consulting Services

Executive Coaching

After spending the last half-decade building DEI programs for global companies, I dedicated myself full time to bringing my message to conferences around the world. Whether as a keynote speaker or a workshop leader, I break through the boundaries that are limiting your team.

Executive Coaching

Consulting Services

Executive Coaching

Inclusive leadership is the cornerstone of success in today's global business environment. It is essential for companies to value and seek out executive teams that embrace diversity, foster collaboration, and promote a culture of inclusivity in order to maximize their potential and reach their goals.


We collaborate with high-ranking and hi

Inclusive leadership is the cornerstone of success in today's global business environment. It is essential for companies to value and seek out executive teams that embrace diversity, foster collaboration, and promote a culture of inclusivity in order to maximize their potential and reach their goals.


We collaborate with high-ranking and high-potential executives who are ambitious and determined to receive targeted training through six and twelve-month coaching collaborations to encourage self-reflection, raise self-esteem, and foster a more successful life. 

Consulting Services

Consulting Services

Consulting Services

We collaborate with leaders of groups, firms, and boards who are in search of candid and impartial advice concerning a particular organizational or strategic leadership concern. With our extensive understanding of organizational behavior and experience having develop DEI and peoples strategies over the last decade plus, we act as a depend

We collaborate with leaders of groups, firms, and boards who are in search of candid and impartial advice concerning a particular organizational or strategic leadership concern. With our extensive understanding of organizational behavior and experience having develop DEI and peoples strategies over the last decade plus, we act as a dependable problem-solving companion to leaders facing delicate issues. 

Presentations

The Business Case of DEI in the Workplace

I presented this keynote address on “The Business Case of Diversity: Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace” at the 2022 Customer Contact Week Nashville. We acknowledged the rising demand of social consciousness that consumers are demanding from organizations, employers, and stakeholders. Finally, we outlined how to identify 'your’ business case for DEI, with the strategies and actions that provide better business outcomes. 

DEI for Managers

I developed this interactive presentation while working with Leaders in the United Kingdom. The skill to build and manage diverse teams is limited to whether managers can evolve in a homogenous environment. With the mixed success of DEI training programs and initiatives, leaders of organizations are neither fully equipped nor trained to capitalize on the diversity dividend. Unless leaders have appropriate skills to manage differences, diverse teams can underperform homogenous teams.


PUBLICATION AND features

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review

"A strong area of focus this year is to shift the organization away from the idea of “culture fit” to “culture add,” Akisanya says. Rather than seek individuals to fit the existing culture..."

The Retail Bulletin

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review

Yemi Akisanya passionately believes and advocates that “People matter. They are the only ones who can really change the world”. Yemi is the global head of…

Northwestern University

Harvard Business Review

Northwestern University

 In honor of Black History Month, Yemi reflects  on how he pushed through moments of self-doubt in his own career and what it takes to create a truly inclusive company culture.

People Management UK

People Management UK

Northwestern University

Yemi Akisanya explains how his organization is harnessing neurodivergent employees to help drive performance, innovation and culture

Top 100 Under 50

People Management UK

Top 100 Under 50

Yemi Akisanya is Top 100 Under 50 executive and emerging leaders continues to be the brightest and most admired leaders in corporate America and large organizations. 

Essence Magazine

People Management UK

Top 100 Under 50

We must improve the success rates of Black-owned businesses and implement solutions that address the ongoing systemic barriers and biases that exist for marginalized communities.

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