Bio:

Paolo Gaudiano is President of ARC, Chief Scientist of Aleria, Adjunct Associate Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, and Chairman of the annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference. These activities combine Paolo’s decades of experience in business, technology and academia, to transform how people think about diversity and what they do about it, with the ultimate goal of making our society more inclusive and equitable. Paolo is a Forbes contributor on Diversity & Inclusion, has written for and been interviewed by a number of other media outlets, and is a sought-after public speaker, having given hundreds of presentations in the US and abroad, including a TED talk. He holds degrees in Applied Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Neuroscience, and is the recipient of numerous awards including a Moonshot House Fellowship from the Kravis Center for Social Impact (2019), a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research (1996), and a Neuroscience Fellowship from the Sloan Foundation (1992). He was a tenured faculty member at Boston University and he taught at Tufts University and CUNY before joining NYU.

Speaking Topics:

Transforming HR from Cost Center to Revenue Driver through Merit and Inclusion

Most organizations manage financial assets with rigor, discipline, and clear accountability. But when it comes to “human assets,” decisions are often based on surveys, isolated initiatives, or subjective opinions. In this webinar you will learn how to bridge that gap, applying familiar methods from financial management to the way you manage talent.

We will introduce novel, intuitive, and non-controversial definitions of merit and inclusion, explain why both are essential ingredients of employee productivity and retention, share simple tools and techniques to measure both, and show how to link the resulting data directly to financial KPIs.

This unique, engaging presentation blends novel concepts, practical tools, and data-driven analytical platforms — all of it made real through a combination of real-world case studies and an interactive activity.

Key takeaways:

• How to manage talent with the same clarity and accountability as financial assets
• How to scale a measurable framework across the entire organization
• How to create accountability that matches responsibility at every level

How to Unscramble an Egg

What do the stock market, a baseball team and a power grid have in common? They are all examples of “complex systems” – systems made of many interconnected elements whose overall, “emergent” behaviors can be unpredictable. Stock market crashes, unexpected losses in sports, and the recent blackouts in Spain and Portugal are all examples of emergent behaviors. This fascinating talk introduces a unique way of studying complex systems using simple, intuitive computer simulations. Leveraging more than three decades of multidisciplinary experience across academic, entrepreneurial and consulting work, the speaker will share examples and interactive demonstrations from neuroscience, technology, workforce management, and many other areas to explain how it is possible to unscramble these seemingly intractable problems.

How and Why to Bias-Proof Your Organization

This module discusses the role of biases in influencing the experiences and wellbeing of employees. The module begins with a discussion of biases, and an overview of traditional approaches such as Unconscious Bias Training. We then discuss some of the limitations and problems with these traditional approaches, and introduce a new framework to distinguish between individual, organizational, and contextual biases.

The module explains why organizational biases are the most significant sources of challenges in organizations, and how to identify different types of organizational biases. We discuss why and how these types of biases can be measured to quantify inequities and engage in an interactive activity to help put these ideas into practice. We also discuss why these inequities lead to retention problems and overall imbalances that cost organizations money, and how quantifying equity can help to pinpoint and rectify issues to improve overall employee satisfaction and financial outcomes.