Dr Shirley Davis

Dr. Shirley Davis is a sought-after global workforce expert, national board director for Make-A-Wish Foundation, and president and CEO of SDS Global Enterprises, a strategic development solutions firm that specializes in human resources strategy, talent management, leadership effectiveness, culture transformation, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Dr. Davis has over 30 years of business experience in a variety of senior executive leadership roles in Fortune 100 & 50 corporations and in her last role, served as vice president of global diversity and inclusion and workforce strategies for the world’s largest human resources association, the Society for Human Resource Management. Her work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Oprah Daily, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, NBC’s Today Show, USA Today, NPR, CBS News, Fox News, CNN.com, HR Magazine, and many others.

Dr. Shirley Davis is the author of several books, including: Living Beyond "What If?": Release the Limits and Realize Your Dreams, Reinvent Yourself: Strategies for Achieving Success in Every Area of Your Life, and the first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion For Dummies, which was published in January 2022 by the global publishing company, John Wiley & Sons. Her latest book, Inclusive Leadership For Dummies, was also published by Wiley and released in May 2024. Dr. Davis is also a popular author for 7 LinkedIn Learning courses on Leadership and DEI.