Welcome to ELC
Transforming institutions through cultural proficiency
Welcome to ELC
Transforming institutions through cultural proficiency
Click to discover what cultural proficiency really means.
We help corporations, universities, and nonprofits foster equity, belonging, and sustainable success in the workplace, the classroom, and the community.
How prepared is your organization to not only welcome diversity but to practice true cultural proficiency that sustains equity and inclusion every day?
What would be possible if your people had the cultural proficiency to turn diversity into sustainable equity and inclusion?
If you want to learn more, I invite you to check out my offerings!
LISTEN TO "Necessary Conversations: Why it's so hard to talk about Diversity" | Eleanor Lumsden | Inside BS with Dave Lorenzo
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LISTEN TO "Necessary Conversations: Why it's so hard to talk about Diversity" | Eleanor Lumsden | Inside BS with Dave Lorenzo 〰️
About Me
About Me
Bahçesehir University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Educator | scholar
I am an Emerita Professor of Business Law from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. Most recently, I served as a Visiting Professor at Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, LA.
I have taught and researched at the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law in Istanbul, Türkiye, researched at the University of Cape Town Faculty of Law, and taught at the NOVA School of Law in Lisbon, Portugal, where the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology awarded me a four-year grant. I served as a research associate for the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights, and the Environment. I graduated from Princeton University and New York University School of Law.
trainer
I provide live and online courses in cultural proficiency, effective communication, and conflict resolution. I created an online course called Law, Bias, and Professional Identity, with a focus on student well-being, belonging, and professionalism.
consultant
As the Principal & Founder of my practice, I consult with companies worldwide and partner with executive teams to sustain inclusive work environments. I served on the Governance and Diversity (Co-Chair) Committees of the Emma Willard School Board of Trustees.
Attorney
I have been a member of the State Bar of California since 2003, and the U.S. District Court Bar for the Northern District of California. I practiced law in the Global Finance group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP in San Francisco.
Eleanor Lumsden
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Experience
Experience
testimonials & past partnerships
Kiersten Nash, Strategic Design & Innovation Director, Motivate Design
We cannot thank Eleanor enough for offering her time, expertise, and enthusiasm to our State Farm Design Thinking lunch and learn panel.
Her contributions were not only stunningly fecund, but timely, and much needed.
Eleanor showed up so fully, and told us how she bravely leverages vulnerability, humor, and fun to create space for difficult conversations and realizations for her students and clients. We'll be working hard this year to internalize and embody her advice to let go of judgment when we meet folks in difficult moments or spaces.
Janet Martinez, Senior Lecturer in Law, Faculty Director, Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program, Stanford Law School
I am delighted to enthusiastically commend Eleanor Lumsden as a diversity, equity and inclusion coach for our law faculty team.
Our teaching group of twelve experienced lawyers teach twenty law classes in negotiation and dispute resolution. These classes constitute a significant part of the experiential learning curriculum. We were seeking coaching on creating a more inclusive classroom. Eleanor designed a three 2-hour session workshop that included reading and video preparation to set up a series of discussions. We began with launching a first class to build a trustworthy environment and teacher-student relationship. The core of our learning was based on classroom hypotheticals, both posed by Eleanor and generated by the participants.
Eleanor created a constructive learning atmosphere for us and modeled ways to communicate and engage with a range of diverse students in our classes. Most importantly, she guided us on how to build a foundation that would enable us to foster discussion and handle difficult moments. We would absolutely call on Eleanor again and highly recommend her services.
Here’s what participants in Eleanor’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workshops are saying:
The following institutions have all prioritized diversity, equity, and inclusion. ELC is honored and pleased to support their work in the world.
