Dr. Jason F. Kirksey is a knowledgeable, dynamic, and engaging presenter. His presentations and workshops offer practical strategies and techniques for individuals and organizations that promote understanding and facilitate growth for those seeking to develop and advance their commitment to inclusive excellence. 

Dr. Kirksey brings over 25 years of higher educational classroom teaching, research, and administrative experience along with a professional and enlightened approach to informing and educating audiences. Over the past decade, he has also engaged in independent consulting efforts with more than forty corporations, government agencies, higher educational institutions, public school districts, non-profit agencies, and individuals to develop and strengthen organizational commitments to diversity and inclusion. Additionally, Dr. Kirksey has over ten years of executive-level administrative experience in the areas of Equal Opportunity, Title VII, Title IX, and supplier diversity. During his academic career, Dr. Kirksey also served as a litigation consultant in federal and state voting rights cases.

Dr. Kirksey is a nationally recognized and respected leader and a highly sought speaker. Over the past decade, Dr. Kirksey's efforts earned he and his institution a number of nationally prestigious awards and recognitions, including the NADOHE Dr. Frank J. Hale Award for Distinguished Service and the APLU CADE Distinguished Service Award. 

As evidenced by his accomplishments as a higher education executive-level administrator and a Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Kirksey brings a purpose-driven and common-sense approach to the field of diversity and inclusion.