Partners - Global DEI Benchmarks

GDEIB Partners

QED Consulting

QED Consulting, LLC (QED) is a 37-year-old boutique management consulting company, headquartered in New York City, with broad global experience and a wide talent base of consultants. Our broad specialty is organizational consulting in integrity and inclusion. We provide professional development in the areas of ethics and integrity, global diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), global leadership, conflict resolution, collaborative negotiation, team building, coaching, mediation, cross-cultural understanding, facilitation and communication. We have developed innovative learning and development products in the areas of Leadership, Values, Culture and Change, and we consult in the alignment of Strategy, People and Processes. Our professional commitment is to enable people to learn, lead and make a difference.

Our client list includes Global Fortune 500 companies such as AXA, BDO, BP, ConEdison, GE, MARS, Nokia, Ogilvy, PwC, Sony, SwissRe, UBS, Unilever, etc., as well as international organizations such as the United Nations, CERN, CGIAR, FAO, GAVI, the Global Fund, ICAO, ILO, IRC, ITU, NATO, OECD, OPCW, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, the World Bank, etc., and leading universities such as UC Berkeley, Columbia University, and Wharton. QED has worked for decades with the UN and NASA and has worked in over 100 countries.

QED Consulting has also pioneered innovative instructional products such as the Global Diversity Game, the Global Diversity Survey, and the Global Leadership Survey, as well as co-authored two influential benchmarking tools – The Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Benchmarks and the Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks.

Mandate Molefi

Mandate Molefi HR Consultants is a premier South African firm specializing in organizational transformation, leadership development, and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI). With 25+ years’ experience, we partner with multinational corporations, public institutions, and NGOs to align culture, leadership, and performance through evidence-based, high-impact solutions.

Led by Nene Molefi, a global thought leader in culture change and DEI, we advise boards and executive teams, facilitate high-stakes conversations, and drive systemic change. Our expertise spans: Culture transformation & organisational diagnostics, Executive coaching & leadership development, DEI strategy & implementation, Mediation & conflict resolution and Ethics, governance, and strategic decision-making.

We have delivered workshops and interventions across Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. Nene has lectured at Duke University (SA), Johns Hopkins, University of Denver, and University of Groningen, bringing global perspectives on inclusive leadership and organizational excellence. Nene’s thought leadership & recognition includes being Co-author, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB), Founder & editor, DEI in the Global South magazine, and Keynote speaker and facilitator in 20+ countries.

We integrate culture diagnostics, leadership alignment, and DEI strategies to create measurable, sustainable change. Accredited with Barrett Values Centre and licensed in Enneagram-based leadership development, we equip leaders to make values-driven, data-informed decisions.

Diversity and Inclusion Leaders (d&i Leaders)

Diversity and Inclusion Leaders (d&i Leaders) brings together diversity, equity, inclusion, HR, well-being, talent and recruitment professionals, along with employee network members, allies and senior leaders, looking to accelerate their workplace D&I strategy. The 15,000+ members of our free online community, benefit from complimentary access to independent news articles, insight reports and a catalogue of on demand content, as well as free monthly online one-to-one conversations with D&I experts. We also produce an annual programme of in-person and online events, including CPD accredited summits, webinars as well as a suite of training and development programmes.

The Institute for Developing Across Differences (IDD)

The Institute for Developing Across Differences (IDD) is an interdisciplinary learning center and vibrant professional community, supporting those whose work helps people and institutions embrace Differences. The IDD offers programs, training and peer connection opportunities so that you can better help the individuals and organizations you work with to transform Differences into more effective ways of communicating, working, and prospering together.

HR Metrics

HR Metrics is a leading provider of consulting and innovative advisory solutions in the areas of sustainable people analytics, professional competencies and inclusion strategies, dedicated to transforming how organizations manage their workforce. Through advanced HR standards and analysis tools, HR Metrics enables businesses to make informed decisions by optimizing workforce productivity, impact and ROI.

Cultural Infusion

Cultural Infusion helps organisations understand and manage cultural diversity with trust, clarity and depth. It’s platform, Cultural Infusion Atlas is the world’s leading cultural diversity analytics platform that comprehensively defines and measure’s cultural identity, providing the insight needed to build inclusion, strengthen workplace culture, and enable teams to thrive.

Ask Insights

Ask Insights led by Padma Shri Dr Niru Kumar, is a dedicated DEI and Wellbeing consultancy firm. It pioneered DEI conversations in corporate India 17 years ago. Bringing transformational changes in the corporate and global environment, Ask Insights has since partnered with 100+ organizations across 25 countries including the UN bringing about tangible transformation in their inclusion and wellbeing culture. Ask Insights provides end-to-end solutions covering Organizational Strategy, Audits, Data Analytics and Research, DEI Benchmarking Assessments, Wellbeing interventions, Gender Intelligence, Disability, Generational diversity, Cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, Unconscious Bias, Women’s Leadership and developmental journeys.

Inclusion Intelligence Practice (IIP)

Inclusion Intelligence Practice (IIP), founded by Farrah Qureshi, is a future-focused initiative that positions inclusion as a core strategic capability for national and organisational excellence. With deep experience across the UAE and MENA region, IIP blends behavioural economics, neuroscience, and leadership development to help organisations address blind spots and drive sustainable, measurable change. Supporting priorities like various Visions 2030, and localisation strategies, IIP connects local insight with global frameworks, IIP empowers transformational, inclusive growth.

The Institute for Sustainable Diversity and Inclusion (ISDI)

The Institute for Sustainable Diversity and Inclusion (ISDI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2015 in the State of Washington to continue the work of the Northwest Diversity Learning Series (NWDLS) with the goal of facilitating generative and progressive learning, organizational capability, agility and change leading to more sustainable, diverse and inclusive workplaces and communities.

The Inclusion Allies Coalition
(IAC)

The Inclusion Allies Coalition (IAC) is coalition of organizations and practitioners committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We provide resources, advocacy, networking and webinars for dialogues across differences to promote inclusion. We serve as allies for those who feel marginalized and advocates for inclusive policies and practices. As the voice of the DEI Profession, our current approach is to “Resist and Assist”. We are resisting the Anti-DEI attacks through Advocacy Statements and Resources supporting groups that feel marginalized or “erased”. Our “Assist” approach focuses on monthly educational webinars and support communities such as the Career Resiliency Community for those who have lost jobs and the Embattled States Community for those doing DEI work in the states where attacks are coming from both the federal and state level. To move the profession forward, we have created a Multicultural, Multigenerational Working Group on Reframing DEI.

Organization for the Democratization of the Visual Arts (ODBK)

ODBK works to create a more transparent, inclusive, and balanced art ecosystem. Founded by artist and researcher David Hinojosa Admann, ODBK develops innovative tools and systems that help measure diversity, representation, and equality within the art world. By combining artistic insight with data-driven approaches, ODBK seeks to redefine how artistic value is understood and distributed, opening opportunities for a broader range of voices and perspectives to shape the future of culture.