Neli Fanning, Senior Facilitator and Consultant

Neli creates, leads and coordinates institutionalized equity, diversity and inclusion programs within academia. As the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Director in a STEM focused division of a large R1 university, she builds strategy, provides guidance and develops resources to support diversity and inclusion practices for staff, students, postdocs and faculty. Originally from Haiti, Neli currently lives in Chicago and counts racial and social justice as marked personal interests.

Neli holds a degree in Business from the University of Miami and Communications from Northwestern University.