Claudia Chan is a recognized author, leadership and culture change expert, and entrepreneur dedicated to activating individuals and organizations to create more equitable and thriving workplaces, communities and families. She is the creator of the award-winning conference & leadership education platform S.H.E. Summit that equips organizations with powerful learning experiences that unleash talent and people to rise to their highest potential as impactful, inclusive, “whole-life leaders” with the goal to unlock diverse, thriving and socially impactful workplaces and communities. Claudia is the founder of their celebrated leadership conference S.H.E. Summit which has made advancing women, diversity, inclusion both accessible and actionable since 2012. Every November, cross-industry companies from Morgan Stanley, Samsung, Bacardi, Home Depot, Target, Amazon, Pepsico to ESPN send key talent to gain end-of-year inspiration, fuel and connections to unleash next-level impact for the forthcoming year. Claudia is also the author of the leadership book THIS IS HOW WE RISE: Reach Your Highest Potential, Empower Women, Lead Change in the World which was named by CNBC as a “top career book of 2018” and also featured in The New York Times. Often referred to as the “change-agent maker,” Claudia was also recently named one of eight UN Women Champions for Innovation.