About Us

Our global consultancy is focused on strategic Diversity and Inclusion and Intercultural Competency strategy, research, learning and professional development. For more than 25 years, we have led Inclusion and Belonging efforts in hundreds of organizations around the world to deepen content knowledge; enhance organizational inclusion and engagement; attract, hire, and retain the best talent; and design strategies to maximize business and education goals. Leaders call Dr. Gay when they are ready to invest in meaningful and sustainable efforts to foster inclusive and productive organizations.

We provide clients with fully customized strategic insight, guidance, and support that is essential to fostering the cultures, futures and legacies they envision.

Meet Dr. Gay

Dr. Derrick Gay is a globally recognized intercultural competency strategist, dedicated to fostering cultures of dignity and respect. With multifaceted expertise as an international speaker, author, researcher, educator, and university lecturer, Dr. Gay empowers individuals and organizations to deepen belonging and empathy by cultivating shared language, raising awareness, and fostering inclusive personal behaviors and organizational practices and policies.

Drawing from his extensive international experience, Dr. Gay designs meaningful strategies that resonate across a broad range of industries and cultures. His approach, informed by research and practitioner experiences in over 50 countries, facilitates meaningful connections and promotes belonging on a global scale.

Fluent in five languages, Dr. Gay has supported a broad clientele spanning the globe, including over 800 organizations in education, financial services, beauty and fashion, non-profits, and the arts.

His clients range from Sesame Street to Oberlin Conservatory, Phantom of the Opera to Tom Ford, The International School of Panama to GCM Grosvenor, and The Business of Fashion to Barilla. He has also served as adjunct faculty/lecturer at University of Pennsylvania, Columbia Business School, International Fashion Academy, and Teachers College at Columbia University.

Dr. Gay is a frequent media commentator, appearing on 60 Minutes, Business of Fashion, El Tiempo Latino, Huffington Post, New York Times, NPR, PBS, TEDx, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Washington Post. He has served as a senior lecturer to MBA and doctoral students at Columbia Business School, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia Teachers College, International Fashion Academy (Paris), Parsons Paris (The New School), and he is a certified Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) administrator.

Dr. Gay is the 2020 recipient of the Dr. Maria Montessori Ambassador Award. This award honors individuals who, through their work in a variety of arenas such as the arts, sports, government, and higher education, are fostering a landscape in which Montessori education cannot only thrive, but flourish.

His educational background includes Oberlin College (BA - Romance Languages), Oberlin Conservatory of Music (BM - Opera Performance), Columbia University (MA - Private School Leadership), and University of Pennsylvania (EdD - Education). Dr. Gay is also an accomplished pianist, violist, and opera singer, performing internationally and leading master classes for young musicians.

Currently, Dr. Gay serves as a board member at MERIT Music, a music conservatory that “transforms the lives of Chicago-area youth through removing barriers to high-quality music education.” He has previously served on the boards of The National Guild for Community Arts Education and Greens Farms Academy.

Our Values

We looking forward to working with your school, business, or non-profit to help you achieve your Diversity and Inclusion goals. Just as your core values are critical to your work, we believe our values are essential to how we will partner together.

  • Global Empathy

  • Meeting People Where They Are

  • Authentic Relationships

  • Centering Non-Judgment

  • Data-Driven, Collaborative Design

  • Growth Oriented

Meet the Team

Hans Mundahl — Chief Operating Officer

Hans has been an educator since 1995 when he first stepped into the classroom as a Fulbright exchange teacher in the former East Germany. Since then, Hans has served in just about every role in an independent school, including teacher, admissions, marketing, head of school, and trustee. Most recently, Hans served as the Senior Director of Professional Development at the Enrollment Management Association. Hans holds a Bachelor of Arts in German from the University of Maine, Orono.

In his free time Hans can be found hiking in the New Hampshire mountains.

Hayley deJong — Executive Assistant

Hayley has been with Dr. Gay since October of 2020 helping to project manage his growing client base and transition his work from 100% online back to onsite. Her previous roles span industries including venture capital, entertainment, media, real estate, and consumer brands. Hayley holds a Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Justice Studies and Communication.

Passionate about animal welfare, she serves on the board of directors for Alone No More Dog Rescue, an Arizona nonprofit dedicated to saving dogs at the highest risk of euthanasia. When she’s not working or saving animals, she enjoys the peace and quiet of the outdoors.