Tiffany Jana
| Tiffany Jana | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 13, 1977 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Phoenix (BS, MBA) |
| Occupation | Diversity Consultant, Author |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Matthew Freeman |
Tiffany Jana (born June 13, 1977) is the co-founder of TMI Consulting Incorporated, a diversity and inclusion management consulting firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. TMI Consulting is a benefit corporation as well as a certified B Corporation and earned the 2016 Best for the World[1][2] honor from the nonprofit B Lab that certifies B Corps worldwide.
Jana is the co-author of Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships across Differences (2016, Berrett-Koehler), which received an endorsement from 2016 Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Kaine.[3] TMI consulting is featured in the The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good[4] by Ryan Honeyman, and Jana gave a talk in December 2012 as part of TEDxRVAWomen. In 2013, Jana was a winner of both the Style Weekly Top 40 Under 40 award[5] and the Women Worth Watching award from Diversity Journal.[6][7]
Jana is an international public speaker, having provided the keynote address for the 2015 Hong Kong Social Enterprise Summit,[8] sessions at the German Marshall Fund's Bilbao Urban Innovation Leadership Dialogues,[9] and the Dialogues for Change in several German cities including Berlin, Leipzig, Ludwigsburg, and Bottrop.[10][11][12] She participated on a panel as part of Adweek's 2016 Adweek New York conference at Thomson Reuters featuring her book.[13] In August, 2015, Jana was appointed for a 5-year term by the Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe to the Board of Trustees of the Science Museum of Virginia.[14] On November 11, 2016, Mayor-elect of Richmond, VA, Levar Stoney named Jana as co-chair (with lobbyist and former gubernatorial aide Bill Leighty) of his transition team.[15]
References
- ↑ "Richmond-based TMI Consulting named Best for the World". Progress-index.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "The List – Best for the World". Bftw.bthechange.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ Jana, Tiffany; Freeman, Matthew (1 November 2016). "Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships across Differences". Berrett-Koehler Publishers – via Amazon.
- ↑ "TMI Consulting | B Corporation". bcorporation.net. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ↑ "Tiffany Jana, 36 | 2013 Top 40 Under 40 | Style Weekly - Richmond, VA local news, arts, and events". Style Weekly. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Classes 2013". Women Worth Watching. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Tiffany Jana". Women Worth Watching. 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Ms. Tiffany Jana - Social Enterprise Summit 社企民間高峰會". Ses.org.hk. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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- ↑ "U.S. and German Cities for Sustainable Urban Development | The German Marshall Fund of the United States". Gmfus.org. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Breakout Brief : Dialogue for Change : Talking about Equity and Inclusion" (PDF). Gmfus.org. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Dialogues for Change Final Workshop | The German Marshall Fund of the United States". Gmfus.org. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Advertising Week - New York [Sep 26 - 30 ] / Speakers". Newyork.advertisingweek.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Governor - Newsroom". Governor.virginia.gov. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Richmond Times Dispatch [Friday, Nov 11, 2016]". www.richmond.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.