Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Solutions
DEIS moves beyond the performative and delivers equity throughout your organization.
Programs at a Glance
Learn from the most inspiring entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem builders in the world.
Board/Governance
Recruit board members, company leadership and top teams to reflect diversity, including representation from BIPOC, LatinX, women and other underrepresented groups.
Human Resources
Commit to building a more diverse and equitable team, by hiring the best and brightest talent including candidates from HBCUs, minority-serving institutions, community colleges, and tribal universities.
Procurement/Supply Chain
Form business partnerships with vendors led by BIPOC, LatinX, women and leaders from other underrepresented groups.
Product Marketing
Establish a baseline for ethical and fair product development, while diverse talent develop content, algorithms, products and services with a more diverse population in mind.
Go To Market
Make proactive efforts to reach new target markets and build market share so there are no customer blind spots.
VC & Investment
Make investments in funds, financial institutions, high-growth companies founded and led by BIPOC, LatinX, women and leaders from other underrepresented groups.
Community Impact
Commit to corporate social responsibility and philanthropy efforts to improve the assets, wealth and opportunities of long-underserved populations and communities.
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Solutions (DEIS) Certificate
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Solutions (DEIS) Certificate Program is an immersive six-month engagement created for founders, executives, and other company leaders who are ready to invest in DEIS now.
Unlike other DEI programs that focus on implicit bias, the DEIS Certificate focuses on implementing real solutions based on the actionable framework. Supported by affiliated faculty at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and the Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative.
$4,999 billed annually
The DEIS Practicum
The DEIS Practicum is designed to give you practical solutions to create equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems for everyone. We’ve assembled DEIS subject matter experts to share and discuss practical solutions you can implement today that will make things more equitable for all.
We’re not going to tell you why things need to change—we’re going to show you how they can. From early-stage startups to venture capital firms to ecosystem-building organizations (and large tech companies) this practicum is for you.
$500.00 billed annually
18+ Hours + Bonus Content Taught by Industry Leading Experts
Learn at Your Own Pace with Access on Mobile and Desktop
Join Our Growing
Ecosystem of Builders and Professionals
Rodney and his team have a comprehensive approach to DE and I. This is not a one-course, one-topic program. Instead it’s an end to end framework that takes into consideration every aspect of a business and its touchpoints, ensuring those that leverage it achieve meaningful long-term impact for all stakeholders.
Rodney’s incredible drive, passion and wisdom are injected throughout, making DEIS something all companies should explore.
Jocelyn Mangan, CEO and Founder, Him For Her
Diversity, equity and inclusion is quickly evolving; it requires greater rigor in order for this work to be fully codified particularly in the tech ecosystem. Rodney and his team have created a holistic approach that truly encompasses DEI that both equips and empowers participants.
The DEIS is a next level program that touches on all facets of the organizational and employee life cycles that truly operationalize efforts and create greater DEI efficacy.
Bernard C. Coleman III, Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer, Gusto
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has a large impact on a company’s bottom-line. The increased awareness of its importance as a key business metric, validates that “doing it right” is integralI.
I had the pleasure of sitting on the OHUB diversity, equity and inclusion panel in the fall. This resource that Rodney and his team are creating is invaluable.
Roxane R. Johnson, Vice President, Human Resources & DEI, CareSet Systems, Inc.
Rodney was one of the dozen Black colleagues I reached out to after George Floyd was murdered. I asked them each the question, “What are two things you are doing to eliminate racism that I can support you with time, network, and money?”
Since then, Rodney and I have embarked on several projects together. The DEIS Membership which will include access to our annual DEIS Practicum is one of them. I encourage founders, CEO’s, investors and beyond to join this racial equity revolution.
Brad Feld, Cofounder, Foundry, Techstars & Anchor Point Foundation
Subject Matter Experts & Instructors
Allison Schlobohm
Clin. Asst. Prof. of Communication, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler
Amy Liu
Vice President and Director, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program
Ana Agneshwar
Partner, Executive Search, Ohio Talent
Bernard Coleman III
Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer, Gusto
Brian Brackeen
Cofounder & General Partner, Lightship Capital
Christina Lewis
Founder, Give BLK
Charles (Chuck) Eesley
Assoc. Professor of Mgmt. Science & Engineering, Stanford University
Clint S. Browning
Partner & Head, Dreamscape
David Hall
Managing Partner, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
David Robinson
James and Gail Vander Weide Professor of Finance, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Busines
Dr. Ebbie Parsons, III
Founder and Managing Partner, Yardstick Management
Jocelyn Mangan
CEO & Founder, Him For Her
JT Levin
VP of Sales, Chartop
Kieran N. Blanks
Head of Growth & Development, Opportunity Hub
Kelli Jones
Cofounder & General Partner, Sixty8 Capital
Lo Toney
Founding Managing Partner, Plexo Capital
Madison Butler
Founder & CEO, Blue Haired Unicorn
Maria Prince
Vice President NMSDC Academy, National Minority Supplier Development Council
Mekka Okereke
Director of Engineering, Google Play Growth
Michael Brown
Cofounder & CEO, Diversity Window
Michelle Thorton Ghee
CEO, Ebony & Jet Magazine
Myron King
Chief Integration Officer, VMLY&R
Olga Hawn
Assoc. Prof. of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler
Professor Robert Sutton
Clinical Associate Professor of Communication, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler
Professor Sekou Bermiss
Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler
Robin Stacia
Founder, Principal Consultant, TAKE Consulting Network, Inc.; Senior Governance Consultant, BoardSource
Rod Robinson
Sr. Vice Pres., Supply Chain Practice Leader, Insight Sourcing Group
Rodney Sampson
General Partner, SBC Black Angels & Allies Fund; Executive Chairman & CEO, Opportunity Hub
Roxane Johnson
Vice President of Human Resources, Caresoft Systems
Seth Levine
Managing Director, Foundry Group
Sheri Gonzales
Vice President, Civic Council of Kansas City
Travis Holoway
Cofounder and CEO, Solo Funds
Victoria Woo, Ph.D.
AP Department of Mgmt. Science & Engineering, Stanford University