Sacha Thompson is the founder of The Equity Equation, LLC, a boutique inclusive culture transformation firm based in the Washington, DC area. With nearly 20 years of experience within the education, non-profit, and tech industries, Sacha’s work is about removing barriers and providing support in order to get to a place of equality. She helps executives and leaders have that meaningful dialogue and coaches them on the necessary, long-term changes that develop institutional cultures of inclusion. She is also the host of DEI After 5, a podcast focused on the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry.
When we focus on inclusion and identify what that looks like for everyone, we can only then discuss the road to equity.
DEI needs to be in an organization's DNA. This is done by having that lens in all departments of the business.
Passion is wonderful, but you need both will and skill to do the work of DEI effectively.