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Diana File founded DF Analytics to bring rigor and accountability to organizational performance around the world. A research and organizational psychologist, she has spent 15 years adapting her proprietary data science methodologies to drive results for Fortune 500 corporations, start-ups, government agencies, non-profit institutions, and small businesses around the world.

Diana uses data science to empower companies to build high-performing teams that break records in productivity, collaboration, and profit. Her proprietary analytics methodologies uncover the deep neuroscientific factors that dictate success or failure. From there, she translates assessment into strategy and drives cross-functional implementation across the matrix. This integrated approach helps companies stay competitive in the face of dynamic generational and cultural shifts for employees and customers.

A former consultant to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Diana has transformed decision trees in complex hierarchies and spearheaded global research on how to inspire the resolution of intractable conflicts. Her expertise spans workforce analytics, team building, project management, organizational effectiveness, conflict resolution, and best practice research.

Diana regularly delivers workshops and keynotes for the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Columbia University School of Professional Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the National Libraries of Medicine, the HR Leadership Forum, and other industry associations.

Diana holds a B.A. in Psychology cum laude from Yale University and an M.A. in Psychology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is fluent in English, Hebrew, and Russian.

For over two decades, Dr. Shindale Seale has employed leadership development, performance optimization, and change management to help organizations identify and reach their culture goals. She provides DEI, leadership, and staff training across industries such as law, education, and utilities, as well as emerging tech and research companies across the nation.

Dr. Seale’s work across the corporate, academic, and non-profit arena focuses on business performance optimization, staff development, and creating sustainable and equitable working environments. She is a sought-after speaker on creating equitable solutions in gender, race, age, and ability.

In addition to her coaching and consulting services, Dr. Seale is the inaugural Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Program Chair at the University of California Santa Cruz – Silicon Valley Extension, where she also develops and teaches courses on DEI in the workplace and academia. Dr. Seale is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Redlands where she teaches Leadership, Organizational Change, and Business Communication.

Dr. Seale holds an M.Ed. and Ed.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California (USC). She earned her B.A with a focus on Language and Linguistics from California State University at Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).

Dr. Solange Charas has been quantifying the material impact of human capital on corporate performance and ROI for over 30 years. She has completed over 70 human capital due diligence efforts for M&As and is an expert in the human capital disclosures that are required by a variety of ESG governance frameworks, SEC, EFRAG, and ISO.

In her corporate career, Solange served as CHRO for three global public companies and as National Director for both Ernst and Young and Arthur Andersen. She became a sought-after expert in salary design and administration, including base salary, annual and long-term incentive design, and materiality analysis, and has created a proprietary technology that quantifies the impact of human capital metrics on the bottom line.

Solange is an Adjunct Professor in the Human Capital Master’s Programs at Columbia, USC, and NYU, a Distinguished Principal Research Fellow at The Conference Board, and a frequent speaker on human capital governance issues. She is co-author of the book Humanizing Human Capital: Invest in Your People for Optimal Business Returns and has been published or cited in over 200 publications, including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Agenda Magazine, Financier Worldwide, Fast Company, USA Today, LA Times, Boston Globe, and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Solange holds a Ph.D. in Management from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Management, an M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Cornell University’s Graduate School of Management, and a B.A. in International Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

For the past 15 years, Caitlin Harper has advised leaders on communication strategy for all manner of organizational change. She has executed change initiatives around M&A, company rebrands, and headquarters moves for clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Business Insider, and Nike.

Caitlin’s strategic and creative approach to change management communication blends coaching, strategy, and implementation to help leaders and teams know what to say, when to say it, who to say it to, and—most importantly—why. She leverages organic organizational tools and techniques to engage change-makers at all levels. Her approach makes change management not just an event-specific exercise, but part of an organization’s DNA.

Caitlin’s proprietary peer coaching program has taught thousands of people to drive change and achieve business goals by using professional coaching techniques in everyday workplace conversations. She is also a frequent speaker, workshop facilitator, panelist, and podcast guest on topics of organizational change, internal communication strategy, leadership and learning, management and coaching, mental health and wellness at work, and company culture.

Caitlin holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing summa cum laude from The New School in New York City and a B.A. in English summa cum laude from the University of Florida with minors in Psychology, Linguistics, and
Entrepreneurship.

For the past 16 years, Darren Thompson has been creating and sustaining innovative sales, marketing, and business development processes for emerging technology firms and organizations.

Darren advises small businesses and growth-minded individuals at large companies to develop and manage scalable business development strategies. His proprietary, relationship-focused approach to standing up, repairing, growing, and scaling sales teams builds bridges of communication between product and consumer. He has grown teams and brand equity at two emerging technology start-ups by an average of 47% in 16 months and 37% year over year.

Darren holds a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Arizona and a Harvard Business School certificate in “Essentials to Managing Start-Up Capital.”

In 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre sent shockwaves through Lee’s neighborhood and community, taking the daughter of a dear friend.

Prior to this life-changing event, Lee held a 28-year career in IT consultancy, successfully leading over twenty Business Process Improvement and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects at Dell Services, Venetia Partners, IBM Global Financing, Nortel Networks, Pennzoil-Quaker State, Beiersdorf Inc. and others before ascending to SVP of Delivery Operations at a private equity-focused consultancy.

Upon returning from a 2-month career hiatus, Lee leveraged a lifetime of program management experience to co-found Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), the first national non-profit organization stemming from a violent mass casualty event. The following year, Lee lobbied CT state lawmakers to pass the strictest firearm safety legislation in the country.

Lee continues to advocate for victims of violence, collaborating with Newtown Action Alliance and serving as Executive Director of the Sodina Project at The Avielle Foundation, where he focuses on raising public awareness of the scope, scale and proximity of violence by curating first-hand accounts from survivors and affected families.

Additional advocacy efforts include organizing a strategy summit comprising multi-sector, national public health experts interested in collaborating on the root cause of violence. Lee also advises organizations on leadership and organizational change.

For nearly a decade, Rory has applied his expertise in psychology research and knack for data-driven insights to help executives unravel complex employee behavior and organizational culture issues.

Rory specializes in project management, negotiation, change management, and people analytics. He is adept at collecting, mining, and analyzing data through advanced statistical software (Python, R, and SQL) and machine learning techniques, as well as data storytelling to translate analytical findings into actionable insights.

At GE HealthCare, Rory pioneered the first enterprise-wide, behaviorally anchored culture survey for over 50,000 employees, maintaining a consistent ~80% response rate over three years. Leveraging innovative, AI-based virtual focus groups, Rory helped the company increase employee retention and mitigate risks by identifying key drivers of team effectiveness and employee engagement.

Rory is dedicated to educating the next generation of professionals by serving as President of the Baruch MSIO Association and guest lecturer in several data analytics master’s programs. As captain of the Baltimore Charm City Soccer League, he actively works within his community to enhance the player experience through technology and process automation.

Rory holds an M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from CUNY Baruch and a B.A. in Psychology (with a minor in Spanish) cum laude from Loyola University Maryland. He is fluent in English and Spanish.