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BIO & HEADSHOTS

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-Ruchika

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SHORT BIO

 

Ruchika T. Malhotra is the best-selling author of Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work (MIT Press). The book was described as “transformative” by Dr. Brené Brown. She is currently working on her next book, Uncompete: Dismantling a Competition Mindset to Unlock Liberation, Opportunity, and Peace. (Viking)


Ruchika is also the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy practice. A former international business journalist, Ruchika is a regular contributor to The New York Times and Harvard Business Review and a recognized media commentator on workplace culture. Ruchika is a Singaporean in Seattle.

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LONG BIO

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Ruchika T. Malhotra is the best-selling author of Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work (MIT Press). The book was described as “transformative” by Dr. Brené Brown. She is currently working on her next book, Uncompete: Dismantling a Competition Mindset to Unlock Liberation, Opportunity, and Peace. (Viking)

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She’s also the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy practice. A former international business journalist, Ruchika is a regular contributor to The New York Times and Harvard Business Review.

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Over 3000,000 learners have learned from her first LinkedIn Learning course, “Moving DEI from Intention to Impact.”

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Ruchika is honored to be a LinkedIn Top Voice for Gender Equality in 2022! She was selected to Thinkers50 Radar 2019 and Hive Learning's Most Influential D&I leaders list for the past four years. In 2022, she received the Jeanette Williams Award from Seattle Women’s Commission for her work on advancing gender equality in the region.

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Ruchika is an active investor in various women-founded ventures.

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She was previously adjunct faculty in Communications at University of Washington and Seattle University. Ruchika also wrote, “The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality in the Workplace.” 

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A global citizen and Singaporean foodie, Ruchika has lived in four countries. She currently calls Seattle home.

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Name pronunciation: Roo-CHEEK-ah T. Mal-HOT-ra

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