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Expert Directory - Gender Equity

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Kellie A. McElhaney, PhD

Distinguished Teaching Fellow | Founding Director of the Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership

University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, Gender Equity

Kellie A. McElhaney is a leading expert on equity fluent leadership, value-creating strategies of diversity and inclusion, and corporate social responsibility. She is on the Berkeley Haas faculty as a Distinguished Teaching Fellow and is the Founding Director of the Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership (EGAL). Launched in November 2017, EGAL’s mission is to educate equity fluent leaders to ignite and accelerate change. Equity fluent leaders understand the value of different lived experiences and courageously use their power to address barriers, increase access, and drive change for positive impact. McElhaney helped develop the equity fluent leadership concept and teaches it across the country and around the world. In 2003, McElhaney founded the Center for Responsible Business, solidifying corporate responsibility as a core competency and competitive advantage for the Haas School. Haas was rated #1 in the world for corporate responsibility by The Financial Times. She received the Founder and Visionary Award at Haas in 2013 for this work. McElhaney wrote a book entitled “Just Good Business: The Strategic Guide to Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Brand.” She writes case studies of companies who are investing in women and equity-fluent leadership (Wal-Mart, Gap, Inc., Boston Consulting Group, Zendesk), and conducts research in the area of equal, pay, conscious inclusion, equity fluent leadership, and value-creating strategies of diversity and inclusion. McElhaney consults and keynotes for Global 1000 companies and organizations all over the world on her areas of expertise, and has a TED talk.

Gender Equality, Gender Equity, Multicultural Education, Oppression, Privilege

Emmy Howe is a co-director of the National SEED Project, a peer-led professional development program of the Wellesley Centers for Women that creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and societal change toward greater equity and diversity. Howe trains educators and community leaders to facilitate experiential, interactive exercises and conversations that explore issues of systemic privilege and oppression.

Renuga Vivekanandan, PhD

Assistant Dean, Strategy & Accreditation Associate Professor

Creighton University

Epidemiology, Gender Equity, Infectious Disease, Organ Transplant, Physician, Public Health

Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Strategy & Accreditation at Creighton University’s School of Medicine.
Dr. Rengua Vivekanandan, M.D., is an infectious disease expert and an award-winning physician whose research and experience positions her as a prominent voice on public health, epidemiology, gender equity in health care, organ transplant outcomes and antibiotics stewardship. Dr. Vivekanandan is also the Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship & Hospital Epidemiology at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy.
Dr. Vivekanandan was named a 2021 Champion of Humanistic Care Award winner by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. She earned a Distinguished Faculty Service Award from Creighton University and received The Walter J. O’Donohue, Jr. Award from the Nebraska Chapter of the American College of Physicians. She was named a 40 Under 40 Honor by the Midlands Business Journal in 2019 and she was a finalist for the Inspire: Celebrating Women’s Leadership Award for Excellence in Healthcare in 2022.
In addition to publishing numerous research papers and articles, Dr. Vivekanandan is a regular presenter at national conferences, educational webinars and professional seminars. She mentors and collaborates with medical students, residents and fellows. Dr. Vivekanandan recently served as a member of the Big East Conference’s COVID-19 Task Force to help safely guide athletic departments through the pandemic.

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