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Biography: Susan MacKenty Brady is a global leader dedicated to fostering respect and human connectionthrough authentic, accountability-centered leadership. As the founding CEO of the SimmonsUniversity Institute for Inclusive Leadership, where she holds the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chairfor Women and Leadership, Susan leads groundbreaking initiatives to help organizations createhigh-performing cultures fueled by respect. A visionary and strategic executive, she has advisedexecutives at over 500 organizations worldwide, helping leaders and executive teams fosteremotionally intelligent, accountability-first leadership.A sought-after speaker, executive coach, and leadership expert, Susan specializes in workingwith professionals to help them master self-leadership and leading others with impact. Herinsights have been featured on Good Morning America, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, andInc. Magazine, reinforcing her commitment to redefining leadership as a holistic, respect-drivenpractice that unlocks both human and business potential. In 2024, Susan was awarded anhonorary Doctorate of Laws from Marietta College in recognition of her contributions toleadership and advancing women in the workplace.Susan is the lead co-author of the best selling book All the Difference: Six Leadership Actions toBridge Perspectives, Strengthen Teams, and Create Value, co-authored with Stuart Kliman andLTG Leslie Smith (retired) published by Harvard Business Review Press, July 2026, and the leadco-author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Arrive & Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices forWomen Navigating Leadership (McGraw-Hill, 2022), which also appeared on the PublishersWeekly and USA Today bestseller lists. She other books include The 30 Second Guide forCoaching Your Inner Critic (Linkage, Inc 2015), Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other HighHurdles to Advancement (McGraw-Hill, 2018) and The Inclusive Leader's Playbook (SimmonsUniversity, 2021).Dedicated to inspiring all people to live in respect for self and others, Susan founded the LinkageWomen in Leadership Institute? (now the SHRM-Linkage Institute) and led the field researchbehind the 7 Leadership Hurdles Women Leaders Face in the Workforce?. She founded andchairs the Strategic Advisory Board of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadershipand serves as an emeritus board member of Strong Women, Strong Girls. Susan grew up onMartha's Vineyard and now lives in the Boston area with her two precocious Portuguese WaterDogs. A devoted mom to two young adult daughters, she loves spending time in nature,discovering and supporting people and places, and collecting shells and rocks from the beachesshe treasures.
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