The Human Story Behind the Business & Brand - Boardroom Equaliser Doctor Keith Dorsey

My next guest for this podcast series is Doctor Keith Dorsey based in LA in the USA. He’s the founder and owner of leadership development consultancy Boardroom Journey, and is an advisor, a researcher, an author as well as a speaker focused on diversity, governance and strategic growth within business leadership contexts including boardrooms. Keith has dedicated much of his career to unlocking boardroom opportunities for the underrepresented such as women and people of colour, to optimise diversity within corporate senior leadership. Including via research examining board membership pathways, which has highlighted both barriers and facilitators when it comes to female executive leaders. In line with this, he’s the author of ‘The Boardroom Journey: Practical Guidance for Women to Secure a Seat at the Table’.Also an honouree of the USA’s National Association of Corporate Directors, Keith serves on numerous boards including in technology, financial advisory and tertiary education. He’s a former managing partner of a global executive search firm, and has been a long-term advisor to Fortune 500 companies. Keith brings a deeply human perspective on how purpose-driven leaders can maintain resilience under immense pressure, and why building inclusive, representative boardrooms is essential for both individual growth and business transformation. He excels at drawing out the stories and strategies behind thriving leadership pipelines. And his leadership insights have been published in both the Harvard Business Review as well as Forbes.