Dr. Brian Gittens specializes in strategic diversity and inclusion, organizational and leadership development, organizational assessment and analysis, change management, and talent management in support of optimizing organizational performance and quality initiatives. Brian is a diversity and inclusion executive, human resource professional, researcher, educator, and consultant with more than 29 years of operational and administrative experience. He has successfully led and collaborated on the design and implementation of organization-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives, organizational development programs, and competency assessments.

Dr. Gittens is a graduate of the George Washington University (EdD., Higher Education Administration-research focused on leadership development and organizational culture) and Virginia Tech (B.A. Communications and Masters in Public Administration). He is a Certified Senior Professional of Human Resources and graduate of the AAMC Healthcare Executive Diversity and Inclusion Certificate program.