Howard J. Ross is a lifelong social justice advocate, a builder of innovations in the field of diversity and inclusion, and a unifier of people, organizations, and causes. He is the co-Founder of Udarta Consulting and formerly of Cook Ross Inc., and an advisor to major global educational, corporate, philanthropic, and governmental organizations. Through his unique combination of a personal and system-focused approach, Howard is an advocate for high-performing organizational cultures that advance people, performance, and profits. In 2007-2008, Howard served as the Johnnetta B. Cole Professor of Diversity in residence at Bennett College for Women. He is the author of ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose & Performance; "Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives"; and his newest book, “Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect is Tearing Us Apart (with JonRobert Tartaglione). He can be reached at www.Udarta.com, or www.HowardJRoss.com