January 23, 2023 • 34 mins
Farzana Nayani (she/hers) is a recognized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion specialist, business and
strategy coach, and international keynote speaker. She has worked with Fortune 500
corporations, public agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, and non-profit
organizations as a consultant and trainer on diversity and inclusion, intercultural communication,
supplier diversity, and employee engagement. Farzana's advisory work with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), small business advocacy, and
entrepreneurship, and racial equity & inclusion has taken her to engagements across North
America, from the White House to Silicon Valley. Farzana’s expertise has been featured in media
outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, DiversityInc, Parents magazine, NPR, the
Washington Post, Marie Claire, and the LA Times. Her book, Raising Multiracial Children: Tools for
Nurturing Identity in a Radicalized World with North Atlantic Books was released in 2020 and
distributed by Penguin Random House. Her latest book, The Power of Employee Resource
Groups: How People Create Authentic Change was released on June 7, 2022.
strategy coach, and international keynote speaker. She has worked with Fortune 500
corporations, public agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, and non-profit
organizations as a consultant and trainer on diversity and inclusion, intercultural communication,
supplier diversity, and employee engagement. Farzana's advisory work with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), small business advocacy, and
entrepreneurship, and racial equity & inclusion has taken her to engagements across North
America, from the White House to Silicon Valley. Farzana’s expertise has been featured in media
outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, DiversityInc, Parents magazine, NPR, the
Washington Post, Marie Claire, and the LA Times. Her book, Raising Multiracial Children: Tools for
Nurturing Identity in a Radicalized World with North Atlantic Books was released in 2020 and
distributed by Penguin Random House. Her latest book, The Power of Employee Resource
Groups: How People Create Authentic Change was released on June 7, 2022.
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