Author, speaker, podcaster, design researcher, CEO, and nonprofit founder Carrie M. Sawyer is an uplifter of people, dedicated to co-creating a world where everyone can thrive. She supports all allies who want to unlearn exclusion from the inside out and design societal frameworks that put  inclusion first.

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With two decades in design research, Carrie has used her people-centered approach to build and implement diversity, equity and inclusion strategies in the corporate, education, healthcare, government and nonprofit sectors. She received the 2022 Next Gen Instigator Award from San Diego Innovation Day for her antiracism researcH at the Inclusion 1st Institute.

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Carrie earned her master’s in Information Science from the University of Michigan and her bachelor’s in New Media Arts and Science from Indiana University. Carrie is a new mom and, in her downtime, enjoys playing with her son and dancing salsa in the kitchen with her partner, Roman.