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Diversity & Neurodiversity keynote speakers

Jennifer Brown

DEI Strategist, Founder of Jennifer Brown Consulting & Author of How to Be an Inclusive Leader

Speaking feeTypically $30k–$50kIndicative only, confirmed on request
  • Keynote · Workshop · Fireside chat
  • English
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Signature keynotes

What your audience walks away with

  • Outcome

    How to Be an Inclusive Leader — Evolving Courageously, Imperfectly & Failing Forward (current flagship)

    Built on her award-winning book and the Inclusive Leader Continuum™, this keynote gives every leader in the room a map from unaware to advocate. Brown reframes inclusion as a personal practice — not a compliance exercise — and shows how honest, imperfect, forward progress builds cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive.

  • Unleashing Human-Centered Leadership — Building Inclusive Cultures of Belonging

    The leadership skillset the moment demands: trust, psychological safety, empathy and belonging. Brown shows how leaders create the conditions for people to bring their full selves to work — and why that directly drives connection, retention and performance.

  • Ensuring Equity and Belonging in the Future World of Work

    What inclusion, equity and belonging actually require as generations, technology and expectations reshape the workplace. A clear-eyed look at where organizations must invest to stay healthy and competitive.

  • Actionable Allyship & Upstander Behaviors

    The practical, everyday version of allyship. Brown moves the audience from good intentions to concrete upstander action — across differences of gender, generation, race, ability and identity — with behaviors people can use immediately.

  • Everyone Has a Diversity Story — Finding Your Voice in the Workplace

    We all carry identities that shape how we experience work. Brown helps individuals uncover and use their own diversity story to lead authentically, connect across difference, and find their voice.

  • Powerful Partnerships for Change — How Inclusion & Belonging Drive Healthy Workplaces

    Connecting inclusion to organizational health: how leaders, ERGs, and executive sponsors partner to build cultures that people don't want to leave.

The story

Who Jennifer actually is

Jennifer Brown is an award-winning DEI and inclusive-leadership keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author, and the founder, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting — a certified woman- and LGBTQ+-owned firm, headquartered in New York City, whose inclusion strategies have been implemented by some of the biggest companies and nonprofits in the world. For more than two decades she has guided leaders through the tension, transformation and opportunity of building workplaces where everyone can thrive, working with organizations including Google, LinkedIn, IBM, Toyota, Intel, Liberty Mutual, Medtronic, Sony, NASA, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and serving on L'Oréal's Global Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board.

Brown is the creator of the globally recognized Inclusive Leader Continuum™ and the author of four books. Her 2019 title _How to Be an Inclusive Leader_ — now in an expanded second edition — won the Nautilus Book Award for Business & Leadership and codifies the four-stage journey every leader can take from awareness to advocacy. She is also the author of _Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will to Change_ (2017); the Wall Street Journal bestseller _Beyond Diversity_ (2021, with Rohit Bhargava); and _The Shape of Change_ (2026), a personal collection of essays on leading through transformation.

She hosts the popular weekly podcast _The Will to Change_, which surfaces true stories of diversity and inclusion, and her commentary has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes and Bloomberg Businessweek. Known for naming what others hesitate to say — and for doing it with warmth rather than shame — Brown has become the voice organizations turn to when workplace culture is at a crossroads.

The receipts

Books & publications

  • How to Be an Inclusive Leader

    2019

    the Nautilus Award–winning book that codifies the Inclusive Leader Continuum: your role in creating cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive.

  • Beyond Diversity

    2021

    the Wall Street Journal bestseller compiling 200+ experts' solutions into twelve non-obvious ways to build a more inclusive world.

  • Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will to Change

    2017

    the case for moving beyond command-and-control to cultures where people feel welcomed, valued, respected and heard.

  • The Shape of Change

    2026

    essays and meditations on leadership, resilience, and the urgent art of becoming more human, together.

Gravity

Career highlights & recognition

  • Milestone

    20+ years advising the world's biggest brands

    incl. Google, LinkedIn, IBM, Toyota, Intel, Liberty Mutual, Medtronic, Sony, NASA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  • Credential

    Founder, President & CEO, Jennifer Brown Consulting

    a certified woman- and LGBTQ+-owned DEI firm, HQ in New York City

  • Credential

    Creator of the Inclusive Leader Continuum™

    a globally used four-stage model (unaware → aware → active → advocate)

  • Award2019

    Author of four books

    incl. the Nautilus Award–winning How to Be an Inclusive Leader (2019 / 2nd ed. 2022) and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Beyond Diversity (2021)

  • Credential

    Host of *The Will to Change

    * — a popular weekly DEI podcast (~15,000 monthly listeners)

  • Credential

    Advisory board member, L'Oréal Global Diversity & Inclusion

    and Sparks & Honey's Influencer Advisory Board

  • Milestone

    Featured in

    The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes & Bloomberg Businessweek

  • Milestone

    fireside-chat and panel moderator

    for leadership and DEI sessions

Booking with confidence

What to expect when you book Jennifer

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Answers

Booking questions, answered

What is Jennifer Brown's speaking fee?

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How much does Jennifer Brown charge to speak?

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Can I hire Jennifer Brown for a corporate event?

Yes. Jennifer is represented for speaking engagements through Headliner on a non-exclusive basis and regularly takes corporate keynotes, conferences, and leadership events. Share your brief to check availability.

Can I book Jennifer Brown for a virtual keynote?

Yes. Jennifer presents virtual keynotes as well as in-person sessions. Virtual fees are typically quoted below a live keynote, so tell us your format for a precise quote.

What formats does Jennifer offer?

Jennifer is available for Keynote, Workshop, Fireside chat, Moderation and Virtual engagements. We'll match the format to your audience and run-of-show.

What does Jennifer speak about?

Jennifer's keynote themes include Diversity and Team & Culture. Each talk is tailored to your audience and outcomes.

What languages does Jennifer present in?

Jennifer presents in English.

Where does Jennifer travel from?

Jennifer is based in New York, NY and travels internationally for engagements; virtual sessions are also available.

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