Zahra Jamal

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Zahra Jamal

Associate Director for Community Engagement, Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance

Rice University

Zahra N. Jamal is Associate Director of Community Engagement at Rice University's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance and Founder and CEO of The Inclusion Expert, a diversity consultancy on leadership strategy, workplace diversity, and Muslim cultures. Over 20+ years, Zahra has been award-winning faculty at Harvard, MIT, MSU, and University of Chicago (UC), founding director at MSU & UC, a nonprofit/higher ed executive and diversity consultant.

Leveraging cultural insights, she drives data-driven strategies with high-impact results for the UN, G-20 Interfaith, the US and Canadian governments; Fortune 500s including Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Goldman Sachs, Siemens, DHL, and Disney; and nonprofits including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Harvard, Rice, Duke, Aspen Institute, Swiss Development Cooperation, and Aga Khan Development Network.

Talks About
#islam #faithatwork #womenatwork #diversityinclusion #leadershipstrategy

Preferred Locations
#Northamerica

Speaking Engagements

The Cultural Competency Conference

Paid

In an increasingly globalized society, the ability to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds is a foremost skill for business professionals. The key component in developing flourishing workspaces that incorporate diversity is a foundation firmly based on cultural competency. By definition, cultural competency is a skillset

15-17 August 2023

Human Resources

2023 Allyship Conference

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It is my privilege to welcome you to the inaugural Allyship Conference. This year’s theme is “The Power of Allyship.” The conference will take place September 12-14, 2023. Building on the past successes of our National Diversity & Leadership Conference, which featured speakers like former CEO of Hewlett Packard Carly Fiorina, Political Commentator

13-14 September 2023

Human Resources

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Associate Director for Community Engagement, Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance

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The Cultural Competency Conference

2023 Allyship Conference