Dr. Eddie Pate is a dynamic, passionate, and inspiring speaker and an expert in Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Cultural Competence. Dr. Pate uses a research-based, practical application approach that will provide you with a clear qualitative and quantitative understanding of your current situation followed by specific solutions for increasing awareness and inclusion. He will inspire and propel your team into action towards creating a culturally competent, inclusive and highly successful organization through diversity, employee engagement and satisfaction.
Dr. Pate will help you look at diversity from the broadest sense incorporating varied dimensions including race, gender, thinking and working style, disability, generational differences, communication, age, military status, cultural/ethnicity, second language abilities, and others. His influential presentations and training in diversity, cultural competence, organizational design, team building and leadership will help unify your team and drive your organization to new heights.
He speaks to subjects that are timely and relevant through a variety of methods:
- Keynote Presentations
- Education & Training
- Workshops
- Executive Coaching and Consultation
- Strategy Integration focusing on Organizational Design, Leadership Development and Team Building.
Dr. Pate can develop a customized strategy for your organization aimed at improving your overall workplace environment, retention and recruiting efforts, team building, education/training, communication, internal and external brand, and employee engagement and satisfaction.
Eddie has a Ph.D. in Sociology with an emphasis on Global Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations and Social Psychology. He has an absolute passion for and a sincere belief in what diversity, inclusion and accessibility have to offer in terms of global success.
Eddie brings 15 years of combined academic and corporate diversity and inclusion experience to his work. While at Starbucks, he was a Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Global Diversity team and for the entire US Business Organization. He was responsible for driving diversity, inclusion and accessibility into every aspect of partner (employee) engagement worldwide, including the integration of diversity knowledge, tools and capability into all training at Starbucks. Prior to joining Starbucks Coffee Company, Eddie was a Director on Microsoft’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Team and was responsible for overseeing the implementation of Microsoft’s internal diversity and inclusion initiative globally, including leadership accountability, strategy integration, and training and education efforts. Eddie was also the Diversity Manager for Microsoft’s Enterprise and Partner group reporting directly to Senior Vice President Charles Stevens and responsible for driving all aspects of diversity and inclusion into that 700 person global business group.
Testimonial
“Eddie Pate is highly recommended by me for training, consulting, advising on any matters relating to HR, personnel growth, performance, diversity, leadership development and cultural awareness. He is a strong communicator and speaker and is able to improve the performance, teamwork and effectiveness of large and small teams. He did this for me many times at Microsoft and results were always a stronger, more unified organization with greater potential.”
— Charles Stevens
Former Sr. Vice President
Microsoft Corporation
Partial Client List
Concur Technologies
Overlake Hospital
REI
SAIF Corporation
Hire America’s Heroes
YWCA of Clark County
NCAA
Do What Counts Consulting
Port of Seattle
Seattle Children’s Hospital
US Navy, Workforce Development Team
