Dr. Sandra Upton is Founder and Chief DEI Strategist with Upton Consulting

Group (UCG), an innovative team of strategists who work with DEI professionals

and organizations around the globe to design and implement proven strategies

that create inclusive work environments. Using a research-based change

management framework and culturally intelligent strategies, UCG supports

organization’s efforts to create behaviors and systems that support diverse,

equitable and inclusive work environments. A partial list of organizations we’ve

work with include Kohls, Mercantile Bank, The American College of Financial

Services, Grand Rapids Art Museum, ODL, PUMA, Escalent, LabCorp, Steelcase,

NASA, NHS UK, etc.

Prior to launching UCG. Dr. Upton was Vice President, Global Diversity Practice

with the Cultural Intelligence Center and was responsible for providing strategic

leadership and expertise on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) matters for

numerous clients across the globe such as Starbucks, Alexion Pharmaceuticals,

Amway, McDonalds, Perrigo, Harvard, Stanford, MIT and University of Michigan.

She led organization’s response to the growing demand from global and Fortune

500 companies to Ivy-League universities. She is also a subject matter expert in

unconscious bias. In sum, she has over twenty-five years of DEI experience

consulting, coaching and training with businesses, educational institutions,

governmental agencies and non-profits.

She is a frequent speaker and consults with organizations on how to effectively

integrate DEI strategies into business settings. She had written numerous articles

and blogs on DEI and has been featured on several podcasts. She travels

frequently and has consulted with organizations, educational institutions and

schools and facilitated keynotes and trainings across the US and in numerous

countries around the world such as Brazil, China, Australia, New Zealand,

Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, South Africa and several countries throughout

Europe.

She and her husband Robert are the proud parents of two amazing adult

children, Alexis and Devin.

More information on UCG can be found at www.uptonconsultinggroup.com