Speaking Engagements with
Dr. Ella F. Washington

A Powerful Message in a Critical Moment

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion keynote programs from Dr. Ella F. Washington have changed what is possible for individuals and businesses across the country. DEI is not another box to check off; it is a largely untapped resource that raises companies to new heights.

Successfully consulting across a myriad of industries, Dr. Washington believes that DEI is a catalyst no matter the business.

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Past Keynote Topics

The Necessary Journey of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Advocacy & Allyship: A Continued Conversation
Microaggressions: The Lasting Effects of Small Slights
Play to your Strengths: Creating an Authentic Career
The Black Experience in the Corporate World
Navigating the Unspoken Rules of the Workplace
Negotiations as a Life Skill to Have the Career You Want
Workplace Utopia: Creating Workplaces where we can all thrive

Testimonials

“I recently engaged Ellavate Solutions as part of our Leadership Development program for the chairs of our BRGs. Currently, many companies, USTA included, are grappling with how to support Black employees and make it safe for all employees to have the necessary, but challenging conversations about race and racism. Dr. Washington facilitated an excellent session to equip the BRG chairs with the skills to lead these discussions, introduce the concept of microaggressions and elevate their role in fostering an inclusive culture at USTA. She gave the chairs strategies and tips, created opportunities for practical application and helped to build their confidence as D&I emissaries. I wholeheartedly recommend Ellavate Soltuions for any company wishing to strengthen its competency around inclusive leadership and understand the importance of eradicating microaggressions in building an inclusive culture.”

Director, Recruitment at Tech for America

“The Ellavate team, Thank you! You made a difference at Agios today and gave us tremendous content we’ll carry forward into our ongoing dialogue and action planning… Until then, please accept our deepest gratitude for your contributions today.”

Leader, Agios

“I recently brought in Dr. Washington and her team to present her research on diversity & inclusion to 30+ leading CHROs in our customer community. Not only did they craft a powerful presentation, they expertly facilitated a discussion among these executives while weaving in best practices from the academic research, work with corporate clients, and personal experience.”

CEO/Founder, Twine

“Thank you again for your incredible support earlier this week. I’ve had a little time to decompress and I hope you have too. It was a whirlwind, but overall I think it went well and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.”

Vice President, Marketing & Communications, ICF

“While we have always had deeply held and fostered principles of DEI in our organization, we knew we needed to do more to understand where we were and to articulate a vision of the future. This would not have been possible in the swift, respectful and meaningful way we were able to approach it without our work with Dr. Washington and team. Through our partnership with Ellavate Solutions, we found an incredible source of wisdom, honesty and opportunity that has been the catalyst for meaningful discussion and action. Ellavate’s competitive edge is their ability to hold up the mirror in a collaborative way, to share insights that are direct and candid while giving you many options to address and engage with the content. Our team members were truly thrilled to hear from Dr. Washington directly in the all company forums that we engaged her to facilitate and I would urge anyone doing this work with Ellavate not to miss the opportunity to bring Dr. Washington’s expertise to the main stage.”

Senior Director, Talent & Culture, Iora Health

“We collaborated with Dr. Ella Washington and the Ellavate team to help empower leaders across the globe to advance our DEI goals and enhance our culture of inclusion. Dr. Ella’s expertise in, and commitment to DEI shines through in every interaction and her knowledge and thorough research helped shape our inclusive leadership program to be one that is highly sought after amongst our leaders within the Company.”

Fanatics Global Impact and Inclusion Team

“Teneo had the pleasure of having Dr Ella join to lead a workshop on Inclusive Leadership, a session with our ERGs and also a fireside chat related to her book. Dr Ella generously shared her expertise in supporting leaders, running ERGs and provided a conversation filled with insights, practical tips and thought leadership gleaned from her years of experience in the DEI space. Dr Ella is extremely generous of her time and of her experience. Understanding that individuals are at different levels of maturity within the DEI space, Dr Ella was able to seamlessly address the different nuances and ensured that we created an environment where people felt invited into the conversation in service of progress. Dr Ella and her team were incredibly organised, efficient and thoughtful and provided materials to help set the work for us as well pre and post meeting.

I personally had the joy of being in a fireside conversation with Dr. Ella and our exchange was rich with ways to make real progress on equity and inclusion.”

Global Head of Equity, Inclusion, Leadership & Learning

“Our organization hosts a DEI guest speaker on a quarterly basis. We were pleased to feature Dr. Ella Washington as one of our presenters. She was able to reference work with her clients and case studies from her book – The Necessary Journey. Dr. Washington’s presentation was outstanding. She was well prepared, extremely engaged, and insightful. I highly recommend Dr. Washington for a potential DEI presentation or fireside chat.”

Industry Relations Director, Beneficial State Foundation

“Dr. Washington was professional and engaging with our diverse group of colleagues. We appreciate her thought-provoking prompts. It was an energizing session.”

Director, Strategic Initiatives

“Dr. Ella brought such enlightening content and offered such powerful reflective questions that we all left feeling inspired by the level of candor and belonging produced as a result. We each felt elevated by the special evening.”

Partner, Deloitte