Welcome

I am passionate about creating, sustaining and promoting diverse, equitable and inclusive spaces.

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Welcome

I am passionate about creating, sustaining and promoting diverse, equitable and inclusive spaces.

Do you have the right tools to have meaningful conversations about race, ethnicity or gender?
Are you confident that your employees are competently communicating your stated mission and values (do their actions match your words)?
Could your organization benefit from a more inclusive or equitable culture?
If you want to learn more, I invite you to tune in below…

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

Eleanor Lumsden at Bahçesehir University — Bahçesehir University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Educator | scholar

I am a Visiting Professor at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, LA, Professor Emerita (Business Law), and an affiliate of the NOVA School of Law in Lisbon, Portugal. I graduated from Princeton and New York University School of Law. I received a four-year grant from the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology, and I am a research associate for the NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights, and the Environment.

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Professor Eleanor Lumsden with GGU Students

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trainer

I provide training(s) on inclusion, effective communication, and conflict resolution. I provide live training and teach an online course called Law, Bias, and Professional Identity.

consultant

As the Principal and Founder of my own practice, I consult with companies worldwide and partner with executive teams to sustain inclusive work environments. I also serve on the Governance and Diversity (Co-Chair) Committees of the Emma Willard School Board of Trustees.

Attorney

I have been a member of the California State Bar since 2003, and am also a member of 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 (San Francisco).

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Experience

testimonials & 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.