Dr. Aparajita Jeedigunta

Dr. Aparajita Jeedigunta is an award-winning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Leadership Consultant and Coach. As a daughter to immigrant parents, after surviving and recovering from two severe brain injuries, Dr. AJ created frameworks and strategies using her research and experience as a trained social-psychologist to exponentially increase her visibility, leadership presence and impact. Since then she's been on a mission to helping other women and women of color transform themselves into whole person, conscientious, energy-balanced, inclusive leaders. Dr. AJ is the CEO of AJ Rao, a boutique firm that specializes in Making Your Invisible Visible for Better Equity and Belongingness. Her clients work with her to build DEI & B values into the foundations of their organizational cultures to cut costs and increase profits. Dr. AJ is also the creator and curator of the Culturally Competent Conversations for Equity and Belongingness (C3EB) Summit & Brand.