ABOUT SHIRLEY DAVIS, CSP

SHIRLEY DAVIS, CSP is an accomplished corporate executive, global workforce expert, a certified leadership coach, and a master of reinvention. She is President and CEO of SDS Global Enterprises, Inc., a strategic development solutions firm that specializes in HR strategy development, culture transformation, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and personal and professional reinvention. She has over 30 years of business, leadership, and human resources expertise and has worked at several Fortune 100 and Fortune 50 companies, and at the world’s largest HR membership association in various senior and executive leadership roles.

She holds a Bachelor’s in Pre-Law; a Master’s in HR Management; and a Ph.D. in Business and Organizational Leadership. She is certified as a Senior HR Professional through the Human Resources Certification Institute and The Society for Human Resource Management (SPHR and SHRM-SCP respectively). Additionally, she is a Certified Speaking Professional earned through the National Speakers Association, and a Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation.

She has been featured and quoted on NBC’s The Today Show, CNN.com, in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, Fox Television, Black Enterprise Magazine, The Washington Post, HR Magazine, and Inclusion Magazine, and has been honored with numerous awards. She is the best-selling author of two books: “Reinvent Yourself in Every Area of Your Life,” and The Seat: How to Get Invited to the Table When You’re Over-performing but Undervalued,” and just released her latest book, “Living Beyond What If? Release the Limits and Realize Your Dreams.” She is also a popular author for four LinkedIn Learning leadership and DEI courses.

She is a former Miss District of Columbia, Mrs. Oklahoma, Ms. Virginia, and in 2000 won the national title of Ms. American United States. Dr. Davis sits on the national board of NSA, the NSA Foundation Board of Trustees, the national board of Make a Wish Foundation, and is a member of the NSA Million Dollar Speakers Roundtable.

For more information on Dr. Shirley Davis, visit her website at www.drshirleydavis.com