Dr. Ayanna Cummings is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion for the Compass Group at Microsoft. Dr.Cummings holds a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the City University of New YorkGraduate Center in Manhattan as well as an MBA in Marketing from Clark Atlanta University. She also holds the SPHR Certification. She has over 20 years of experience as a diversity consultant, specialist,and trainer. Her scientific research seeks to examine the plight of, issues affecting, and identification ofsolutions relevant to African Americans and other diverse and marginalized groups. Her researchfindings give her unique expertise in diversity, equity, & inclusion training, consulting strategies, andcultural change methods. Dr. Cummings is a Presidential Scholar and alumnus of her beloved almamater, Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, where she was inducted into the Forty Under 40 HonorSociety in 2018.