Bernardo Ferdman

About Bernardo Ferdman

I help leaders turn complexity into clarity — especially when it comes to building inclusive cultures, navigating paradox, and leading with purpose.I’m an Inclusion Strategist, Executive Coach, and Leadership & Organization Development Consultant with 40 years of experience partnering with individuals, teams, and organizations to grow effectiveness, deepen connection, and bring inclusion to life — not just in principle, but in practice.My work centers on supporting leaders and organizations to make meaningful progress on what matters most: cultivating environments where people can thrive, differences are valued, and collaboration fuels innovation. I bring curiosity, clarity, and care to every engagement — whether I’m coaching a CEO, facilitating a visioning session, or designing strategies for cultural transformation.I’ve published extensively on inclusive leadership, diversity, and identity, including:• Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces, and Societies (Routledge, 2021)• Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (Wiley/Jossey-Bass, 2014)I also created Inclusion@Work®, a digital coaching program for inclusive learning, and developed the Workplace Inclusion Inventory™. I consult, speak, write, and coach throughout the U.S. and internationally. Learn more:https://ferdmanconsulting.comhttps://inclusionatwork.comhttps://inclusiveleader.comhttps://practiceofinclusion.comSpecialties include: • Executive coaching & leadership development• Helping leaders and organizations bring inclusion to life through consulting, education, coaching, and assessment• Development and support of ERG leaders• Working effectively across differences• Cross-cultural and intergroup communication• Conflict management and resolution • Latino/Latina professional and leadership development

Experience

1. Principal & Founder

   Ferdman Consulting

   Jan 1982 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Consultant and expert advisor to organizations, training and development, and individual and group coaching in the areas of inclusion, equity, and diversity, inclusive leadership development and coaching, Latino/Latina/Latinx and multicultural professional and leadership development, research and assessment, organization development and change, intergroup relations, conflict management.Provide strategic consulting, coaching, training, and assessment to support inclusive leadership, effective teamwork, and sustainable organizational change. Partner with leaders, teams, and organizations to advance inclusion, equity, and diversity; strengthen leadership capacity across cultural and identity differences; and foster meaningful transformation.Work spans corporate, nonprofit, academic, and government sectors — both in the U.S. and internationally — including engagements across Latin America, Europe, and Asia.Focus areas include: • Executive coaching and inclusive leadership development • Latino/Latina and multicultural professional development • Organization development and strategic change • Intergroup relations and cross-cultural communication • Equity-centered strategy, assessment, and facilitation • Conflict transformation and team alignment

Education

• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  Special Student, Psychology Dept.

• Princeton University

  A.B., Psychology

• Tel Aviv University

  Overseas Student Program

• Saint John's School

  High School

  1970 — 1976

• Yale University

  Ph.D., M.Phil., M.S., Psychology

Skills

• Management Development
• Organizational Learning
• Survey Design
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Executive Development
• Training
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Cultural Diversity
• Higher Education
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Program Management
• Leadership Development
• Coaching
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Talent Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Organizational Behavior
• Facilitators
• Employee Training
• Staff Development
• Public Speaking
• Organizational Design
• Management Consulting
• 360 Feedback
• Facilitation
• Executive Coaching
• Organizational Development
• Intergroup Relations
• Conflict Management
• Culture Change
• Community Outreach
• Career Development
• Research
• Personal Development
• Teaching
• Emotional Intelligence
• Change Management
• Career Counseling
• Leadership