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Biography
Sari Brody as an ED&I speaker and thought leader
Sari has been working in the Diversity & Inclusion space for over 25 years, standing up for equality and fairness and sharing her conviction that “inclusion is everyone’s responsibility”. Her approach to working with and benefiting from diversity is holistic, aimed at making a positive impact on the lives of individuals, organisations and society.
In her latest role, as the Global Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) manager at Ingka Group (largest franchisee of IKEA), Sari has driven IKEAs transformation into a leader in equality. During her 20 years with IKEA, she introduced and launched equality, diversity & inclusion throughout the company; provided strategic direction and a systematic approach for integrating the topic into the overall business strategy; established a worldwide network of over 80 ambassadors, who jointly crafted a global strategy and implemented it with local flavours in their various countries; and collaborated with NGOs, governmental agencies and other businesses to create positive change in society.
As a thought leader in the space of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Sari has been sharing her approach, passion and results in events such as: Global D&I leaders’ summit, UN Women events, He for She event, SHE conference and other global conferences and events, and contributing to the new Equality and Inclusion Agenda as a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF)- Global Future Council.
Sari has an advanced degree in Organisational Psychology and is a certified coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF).