Author, speaker, podcaster, design researcher, CEO, and nonprofit founder, Carrie Sawyer is an uplifter of people dedicated to co-creating a world where everyone can thrive. She supports all allies who want to unlearn exclusion from the inside out and design societal frameworks that put inclusion first. As the CEO of Diversity by Design, Carrie helps organizations create equitable business practices. With two decades of experience in user experience research, Carrie has used her people-centered approach to build and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in corporate, education, healthcare, government, and nonprofit sectors. She received the Next Gen Instigator Award from San Diego Innovation Day for her antiracism research at the Inclusion 1st Institute. Carrie earned her master’s in Information Science from the University of Michigan and her bachelor’s in New Media Arts and Science from Indiana University. Carrie is a new mom and in her downtime enjoys playing with her son and dancing salsa in the kitchen with her lifetime partner, Roman.