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Imagine what we could accomplish if we harness the brilliance around us.

“I bring an innovative approach to achieving excellence through truth, integrity, innovation, and inclusion.” - Karen Clopton

Immediate Past Chair, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Operational, Legal and Compliance Expert

F A C T

Gender-diverse and inclusive teams outperformed their less inclusive counterparts by 50%. 

Gartner, Diversity and Inclusion Build High-Performance Teams


The business benefits of diversity come from programs, policies, and statements, and must be practiced every day:

  • Positive reinforcement

  • Repetition

  • Visibility

  • Ownership

  • Collaboration

  • Investment


Expertise


Programs, Education & Advocacy

Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow Karen Clopton is a distinguished attorney, organizational expert, human rights commissioner and former Chief Administrative Law Judge. Learn how she supports highly regulated public, private and non-profit organizations. 


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Nationally recognized as a civic leader and humanitarian, Commissioner Clopton brings a fierce passion for fairness in civil and human rights and deep expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion. Learn how she has created programs to eliminate bias and increase access and integrity. 


My Foundation

As a member of both European and African American families, I have a profound understanding and empathy for people grappling with the cultural and socio-economic issues impacting equity in our society.  Learn how my background informs my civil and human rights work. 


“I serve on the Council on Access and Fairness with Karen Clopton. She has held several leadership positions including the Council, managed Council stakeholders, led continuing legal education courses, and streamlined our Council mission statement.” - Alex Ponce de Leon, Counsel at Google and Discovery Team Manager

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Thought Leadership

 The Buzz: Karen Valentia Clopton In The News