Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett, (he/him) experienced leader and expert in the areas of global leadership, strategic planning, organizational transformation, and inclusion & equity across corporate, nonprofit and education sectors. He served as the inaugural Global Head of DEI at Warner Music Group. Dr. Stinnet and previously was the inaugural VP of Diversity and Inclusion for BSE Global, owner of Barclays Center and the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. He is noted as the first Black man to be appointed VP of D & I for an NBA team. He has held previous roles at Cleveland State University, CentroNia, and chairman of the World Leadership Program, a White House initiative under the Obama administration that sought to spark dialogue between Middle East and United States’ graduate students.