Tracey Walker isn't just a CEO; she's a catalyst for courage. As CEO of the Institute for Corporate Courage (ICC), her work transforms organizational cultures by infusing courage into leadership practices. Tracey leads this global mission, recognizing corporate inclusion success and highlighting entities in need of help and better outcomes. ICC is bringing together great minds, and forward-leaning best practices, to enable corporate change, leader development, belonging and accelerated growth. Named to the nation's Top 25 Women in Consulting in 2024, her expertise lies in organizational behavior, people-centric processes, and driving business outcomes. Her work is re-writing the rules for corporate engagement and welcomes a new era of possibility.

Tracey is a leadership, performance and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) subject-matter expert. With a 20- year career spanning public accounting, legislative affairs, and business advisory roles, she has spent her career solving corporate challenges for clients delivering inclusion compliance, DE&I training implementation and infrastructure strategy. She serves on several boards and commissions for DEI nationally. An in-demand thought leader, she presents lectures annually at the nation's top business schools and trade organizations. She is certified in Diversity and Inclusion as an Advanced Practitioner from the Cornell University School of Industrial and labor Relations (ILR) and completed her graduate work with honors at the Harvard Business School in Organizational Behavior.

Next Leading and New Learning Powered by data and weaving in philosophy, celebrity, history and humor, some of her most well-known and popular talks and workshops include:

The "BIG" Idea. The Speed of Inclusion, The Competing Priority, Mission-First Habits, Leader Dexterity, The Courageous Corporation, Inclusion Safety 1.0/2.0, Team Unstoppable

Enterprise Leadership and Culture Experience

Tracey, a former corporate enterprise leader within a $3 billion accounting firm, held the position of Chief Culture Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) Officer. She spearheaded the firm's award-winning (Newsweek/Forbes) national diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, fostering an inclusive culture for 17,000 domestic employees across 90 offices in the US, India, South America, and Canada. Her leadership extended to governing C-suite Inclusion and Employee Network Councils, where she designed critical C-Suite and executive inclusive leadership training including implementing the IDI Assessments to leaders nationally. She founded the affinity, program establishing 12 Employee Network Groups (ENGs) program which now includes 11,000 professionals within talent programs growing inclusively. 

Tracey also plays a pivotal role in enhancing cultural effectiveness through her involvement with the AICPA National Commission for Diversity and Inclusion (NCDI), The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and tech partnership with ISACA organizations. Additionally, she facilitated corporate partnerships with diverse professional organizations NABA, ALPFA and Ascend and championed community impact through the CDI Impact Fund.

Previously, as a Federal Financial Services Sector Consulting Leader, Tracey led specialized financial advisory teams, addressing complex technical needs for federal agency clients in areas such as lending, compliance, financial management, reporting, risk, and technology. With years of federal and state government solution and legislative affairs experience, she served as a registered corporate representative before state legislatures, federal agencies, and Congressional lawmaking officials. Tracey's career began as a corporate representative before the Illinois and New York State legislatures, focusing on Intellectual Property, Franchise Law, and Education matters.

Other Awards and Honors:

• Named among the 50 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
• Recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Diversity and Inclusion by Diversity MBA
• Appointed Founding Chair of the Council for the Advancement of Women by the AGA (Association of Government Accountants)
• Received the AGA President's Award
• Included in the list of Top 50 Elite Executives in Diversity and Inclusion