Earle Wilkes
Managing Director of Equity Matters and Chair of WEST, HR and Consultancy
Globally experienced, board-level specialist in culture, equity, leadership, and organisational transformation, whose professional journey began over 35 years ago as a teacher.
With over 25 years of strategic impact across the UK, USA, Europe, and Africa, Earle is a Fellow of the Institute for Learning, a recognised thought leader in equity, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing (EDIW), with a strong track record in public policy, stakeholder engagement, governance, and coaching.
A trusted independent regulator and adviser with a proven ability to influence at national, regional and local level. He brings extensive non-executive and executive experience across both large-scale public institutions and niche, mission-driven organisations.
🌍 Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) – for example:
Beyond Buzzwords: Making Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Real
Building Belonging: The Future of EDI in Action
🤝 Social & Community Cohesion – for example:
From Fragmentation to Unity: The Power of Community Cohesion
Bridging Divides: Re-imagining Social Cohesion in a Polarised World
🪶 Alternative Leadership Models – for example:
Leading with Wisdom: Indigenous Models for a New Era
Modern Leadership: Indigenous Lessons for Today
🤖 The Role of EDI and AI – for example:
Fairness by Design: Embedding Equity & Inclusion in the Age of AI
Humans, Bias & Machines: Why AI Needs EDI
⚖️ Populism vs. Community Cohesion – for example:
The Politics of Division vs. The Power of Community
Populism or People Power? Safeguarding Cohesion in Uncertain Times
Power in Numbers
25
+
Years of Experience
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