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Catalyst Expert Community: Global Leaders Advancing Inclusion

When inclusion must deliver, you can’t go it alone.


The pressure to achieve inclusion outcomes has never been higher. Yet too often, HR leaders who sit at the intersection of strategy and execution are expected to do it without the insight, perspective, or support needed to act with confidence, at scale. This is where the Catalyst Expert Community comes in.

The Catalyst Expert Community is a global network of leaders and changemakers at organizations committed to advancing inclusive leadership as a core business strategy. Members gain access to trusted peers, evidence‑based research, and practical tools that help them translate strategy into action, strengthen decisions under pressure, and bring credible external perspective to influence senior stakeholders and drive results across their organization.

Representing nearly 40 global organizations across 12 industries, members learn together, lead together, and build the future of workplace inclusion.

Join this community of 40+ companies leading their industries' gender equity efforts

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2026-2027 Expert Community Chair

Rhonda Burns
Senior AVP, Inclusive Culture, Nationwide

What Changes When You Join

You’ll be a part of a trusted, confidential space where peers engage with emerging workplace challenges share real-world practices, and shape forward-looking solutions together.

  • Confident Judgment in Complex Conditions

    Work directly with Catalyst experts and strengthen decision-making in complex environments.

  • Replace Isolation with Insight

    Connect with peers who understand the stakes.

  • Solve People Challenges at Scale

    Turn talent, culture, and inclusion challenges into ready-to-use solutions.

  • Elevate Your Voice and Enterprise Influence

    Expand your perspective through cross-industry peer exchange and showcase leading practices that strengthen your organization’s credibility and leadership brand.

Everything You Need to Deliver Inclusion Strategies at Scale

A complete set of benefits, from peer insight to research, tools, and expert support, organized to help you lead, decide, and deliver with confidence.

  • Inclusion Practice

    Zoetis: Awareness & Action Drive Impact: The Zoetis Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Journey

    Zoetis launched its 2024 Catalyst Award-winning initiative in January 2020, when Kristin Peck became CEO.

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    BMO: Breaking Down Systemic Barriers to “Boldly Grow the Good in business and life”

    BMO's Zero Barriers to Inclusion strategy focuses on creating a more just society for groups facing systemic barriers—both inside and outside the bank’s walls.

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    Parexel: Leveraging gender partnership to advance women in leadership

    Parexel's 2022 Catalyst Award-winning initiative, Leveraging Gender Partnership to Advance Women in Leadership, has helped increase the representation of women in senior leadership positions across each job band level globally.

Join the Catalyst Expert Community

To learn more about membership, fill out the form below, contact the Catalyst Community team at [email protected], or speak with your relationship manager.

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