KAREN CRAGGS

INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERT

Karen Craggs is a globally recognized Inclusive Leadership Expert, award-winning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Strategist, and Human Connection Speaker with over 25 years of experience advancing equity, diversity, and systemic transformation.

A proud Kenyan-born Canadian of mixed race heritage, she is a trusted go-to advisor to not for profits, governments, global institutions, and Fortune 500 companies, having supported United Nations initiatives and been recognized by President Obama's Administration for her global leadership in advancing gender equality.

As the founder of Conscious Equality, former VP of ESG and Head of Anti-Racism Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at ThoughtExchange, Karen lives and works at the intersection of personal healing, institutional transformation and systems change, helping mission-driven organizations build human-first, psychologically safe cultures rooted in compassion, trauma-informed leadership, and conscious inclusion strategy.

She has worked in various capacities with 150+ organizations across multiple countries, blending lived experience with deep institutional insight to guide transformative, measurable impact.

An experienced Thought Leader, Karen has been featured on  CBC, CTV, Global News, Globe & Mail, The Star, and Huffington Post, and recognized with multiple awards including Obama White House Gender Equality Changemaker (2016), Global Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goals (2018), LinkedIn Global Superhero (2020), Top 100 Canadian Professional (2020), and Business Insider's Top 25 HR Innovators Award(2022).

 Whether it is under a tree in rural Ghana or in a board room filled with C-Suite Executives, Karen is at home in front of any audience.

Her passion is authentic, invigorating, uplifting and inspires meaningful action.