Carlos Andrés Gómez Email & Phone Number

Carlos has delivered keynotes and facilitated workshops at more than 1,500 colleges, universities, independent schools, and companies in 47 U.S. states and 28 countries across six continents, collaborated with John Legend on a project to counteract bullying, co-starred in the Spike Lee film "Inside Man" with Denzel Washington, and drew a standing ovation at the Obama White House. A trained facilitator, experienced speaker, and inclusion strategist with more than 20 years of experience, Carlos is a passionate advocate for healthy masculinity and making organizations, schools, and companies more inclusive, innovative, productive, and accessible. Carlos creates custom-tailored, immersive experiences and interactive trainings that galvanize participants toward positive action and create a sense of belonging. Carlos gives attendees actionable tools and strategies to implement in their lives.Carlos is the International Book Award-winning author of the poetry collection "Fractures" (selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the Felix Pollak Prize) and the memoir "Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood" (released by Penguin Random House). A star of HBO’s "Def Poetry Jam," you may recognize Carlos from his viral poems, “What Latino Looks Like,” “Where are you really from?” and others, which have garnered more than 12 million views online. Carlos is one of the highest booked acts in the history of the college market and among the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world.A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, Carlos was named 2021 Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writers Association, 2016 Best Diversity Artist by Campus Activities Magazine, Artist of the Year at the 2009 Promoting Outstanding Writers Awards, and a 2024 NACE Speaker of the Year nominee. He is a proud Colombian American and father of two.