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Co-Founder & CEO, Lead with Equity

Lillian Forsyth is Co-Founder & CEO at Lead with Equity, whose mission is to help leaders make space for the voices of historically marginalized people to drive change in organizations. In her role as CEO, Lillian helps leaders drive retention and engagement of diverse teams by providing training and coaching on equitable & inclusive leadership practices, and helping organizations build the support systems to hold leaders accountable to these practices. Lillian has 15 years of experience leading operations and human resources for small and medium sized organizations, and 20 years of experience facilitating workshops on identity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Over the years, she has coached and trained leaders from companies like Facebook, Siemens, Delta Airlines, and IBM. She holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii’s Shidler College of Business, and a BA in Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures from Barnard College in New York City.