Dr. Shirley Davis is president and CEO of SDS Global Enterprises, a strategic development solutions firm that specializes in human resources strategy; talent management; leadership effectiveness; high performance; and culture transformation. Dr. Davis has over thirty years of experience in a variety of senior executive leadership roles in Fortune 100 & 50 corporations in financial services, banking, manufacturing, and retail sales, as well as in non-profit leadership at the world’s largest human resources association, the Society for Human Resource Management. Her work has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, NBC’s Today Show, USA Today, CBS News, Fox News, CNN.com, Fast Company, CEOWorld Magazine, Harvard Business Review, and many others. In May 2022, her story was featured on the front page of Oprah Daily. As a result of her contributions and expertise in the HR, Leadership, Business, and DEI fields, she was inducted into Inclusion Magazine’s Hall of Fame in November 2021, and in August 2022 in Nashville, TN she received The Golden Gavel Award which is Toastmasters International’s highest and most prestigious award given to only one person each year. Additionally, she was nominated for Forbes 2021, and 2022 Women 50 Over 50 list. She is also a popular author of several LinkedIn Learning leadership and diversity & inclusion courses.She is the author of several bestselling books, “Reinvent Yourself: Strategies for Achieving Success in Every Area of Your Life,” “The Seat: How to Get Invited to the Table When You are Over-Performing and Undervalued,” “Living Beyond ‘What If?’”, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Dummies” and her newest title, “Inclusive Leadership for Dummies.”