Shirley has advised Fortune 500 companies on creating inclusive, high performance leaders and organizations for over twenty years. Prior to founding InclusionINC, Shirley held senior management positions in global consumer product organizations Brown & Williamson and Frito-Lay. She is one of the leading pioneers around workplace initiatives that improve business results through employee engagement and inclusion.
She is a frequent speaker at national leadership, HR, workplace and business strategy conferences in the US and abroad. A highly regarded business strategist, Shirley has consulted with C-Suite executives globally on workplace initiatives across a broad range of industries that include Cargill, PetSmart, ESPN, Denny's/Advantica, 3M, Hershey's, Caterpillar, JM Smucker and others.
Shirley earned her B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota and resides with her family in Minneapolis.