Jen O'Ryan, PhD

About

Dr. Jen O'Ryan is an Organizational Change strategist specializing in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). She combines a PhD in Human Behavior with 15 years of experience leading organizational change, designing new experiences for customers, and transforming enterprise-wide workflows. 

Jen brings people along on the journey—meeting them where they are and showing them a way forward. She is passionate about making real and sustainable change possible for organizations of all sizes.

Specializing in:

• Review messaging, content, and interaction points for bias, stereotypes, inequities, ableism, erasure, stigma, appropriation, and similar issues. 
  • Perfect for materials like employee training, onboarding, intake or registration processes, communications, press releases, textbooks, and user guides.
• Facilitation services for leadership retreats, planning sessions, and strategy development (reorganizations, layoffs, leading through uncertainty)
• Workshops and interactive learning sessions
• Approaches that break the cycle of underperforming DEIB initiatives, change fatigue, and employee overwhelm

Works frequently with: 

• Organizations seeking to improve their interactions and employee or customer experiences
• Business leaders who are interested in strategy sessions or small group discussions
• Designers who want to make their product more inclusive and available
• Communication professionals who want their content to be more effective and welcoming
  

Jen is also the author of two books on the subject:

“What’s Behind Your Brand?: A Style Guide for Humanizing Your Content”

“Inclusive AF: A Field Guide for ‘Accidental’ Diversity Experts”

Learn more about Jen’s work here - www.pagingdrjen.com