SUSAN MACKENTY BRADY is the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership at Simmons University and the first Chief Executive Officer of The Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership. www.inclusiveleadership.com. The Institute develops the mindset and skills of leaders at all stages of life so they can foster gender parity and cultures of inclusion.
As a best-selling author, relationship expert, leadership wellbeing coach, DEI expert & leader, and keynote speaker, Susan educates leaders and executives globally on fostering self-awareness to get the best out of themselves and others. Susan advises leadership teams on how to work together effectively and create cultures of inclusion and gender parity in their organizations. She is passionate about working with leaders at all levels to fully realize—and manifest—their leadership potential.
Featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, Susan is the co-author of the bestselling Arrive & Thrive: 7 Essential Practices of Women Navigating Leadership (McGraw-Hill, April 2022), The Inclusive Leader’s Playbook (Simmons University), Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement: How the Best Women Leaders Practice Self-Awareness to Change What Really Matters (McGraw-Hill), and The 30-Second Guide to Coaching Your Inner Critic.
A celebrated speaker, Susan has keynoted or consulted at over 500 organizations around the world.
