About the Contributors Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Barthwell Group. Prior to launching The Barthwell Group, Dr. Evans was an accomplished banker, lawyer, and management consultant. In addition, throughout her career, Dr. Evans has provided leadership to a variety of not-for-profit organizations throughout the United States through her board service. Peter A. James, PhD, MBA, PCC is the President and CEO of HCG Consulting Solutions - a firm which helps to strengthen organizational cultures via leadership development, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and executive & leadership coaching. Dr. James’ career has taken him from an officer in the U.S. Army to Marketing in a major pharmaceutical firm, a professorship in Business and Entrepreneurship, to various entrepreneurship ventures and of course, executive and leadership coaching. Dr. James possesses a PhD in Organizational & Management. Ramien R. Pierre, Ed.D. is the Director of The Executive Leadership Council’s Institute for Leadership Development and Research. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the Organizational Leadership Program at The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. He has more than 30 years of experience as an educator—more than half of which he spent designing and administering professional development programs for leaders in the aerospace and not-for-profit sectors. Amanda Rey, MA is the Senior Manager for Custom Client Learning Solutions at The Executive Leadership Council and Adjunct Faculty at The George Washington University. Her portfolio features Global 1000 companies focused on the empowerment, development and promotion of Black professionals including Merck, Capital One, Salesforce and more. Shelley Stewart, Jr. is the Managing Partner/Founder of Bottom Line Advisory, LLC. Retired Former Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, DuPont USA. Experienced Chief Procurement Officer and Supply Chain professional with a demonstrated
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