Susan MacKenty Brady

Susan MacKenty Brady is a global leader committed to fostering a future of respect and human connection through genuine, human-centered leadership. As the founding CEO of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership and the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership, she aids organizations in developing high-performing cultures driven by respect. A sought-after speaker with over 25 years of experience, Susan has consulted for more than 500 organizations worldwide, instructing leaders on cultivating environments where individuals thrive and businesses succeed. She is the lead co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Arrive & Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership, along with three other books, and her insights have appeared in ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and others.

Her next book, All the Difference: How the Best Leaders Transform Complex, Strife-Filled Teams into Their Organization’s Most Powerful Strength, co-authored by General Leslie Smith and Stuart Kliman, is set to be published by Harvard Business Review Press in 2026.