Randal Joy Thompson is an international development professional and founder and principal of the consulting company Excellence, Equity, and Empowerment. As a U.S. Foreign Service Officer for 28 years, she advised senior government officials on policy changes and helped to change systems to improve health, child welfare, education, social science research, and program evaluation in all regions of the world. As a Certified Performance Technologist, she has also worked to improve organizational and human performance. She has chapters in
Breaking the Zero-Sum Game: Transforming Societies Through Inclusive Leadership;
Grassroots Leadership and the Arts for Social Change;
Theorizing Women & Leadership: New Insights & Contributions from Multiple Perspectives;
Women and Leadership Around the World; and many academic journals and books.
Julia Storberg-Walker is Associate Professor in the Executive Leadership Program of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University and an Affiliate Faculty and Advisory Board member at George Washington's Global Women's Institute. Julia served as Editor-in-Chief of the Human Resources Development Review from 2014-2017. She is an Associate at the Taos Institute. Her publications include Theorizing Women and Leadership: New Insights and Contributions from Multiple Perspectives; Authentic Leadership in HRD: Context and Identity Matter: Critical Explorations on Leading Authentically; and many chapters, articles, and global presentations on theoretical development for applied disciplines. She received the International Leadership Association's Women and Leadership Affinity Group's Outstanding Scholar Award.
