Dr. Shawn Andrews

Dr. Shawn Andrews is an international keynote speaker, organizational consultant, business school professor, and author of two bestselling books.

She shares her expertise in leadership and gender in "The Power of Perception: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and the Gender Divide" (2018 Morgan James Publishing).

In her newest book, "The 5 Levels of Male Allyship: A Guide to Building Better Teams Through Real Inclusion" (2026 Amplify Publishing Group), she lends her expertise to the global conversation on allyship, inclusion, and belonging.

She’s been a Forbes contributor, quoted in the Chicago Tribune, and interviewed on dozens of podcasts and radio shows, including NPR. Dr. Andrews has also shared her ideas on the TEDx stage with "Debunking Bias: Perceptions of Male & Female Leaders."

Dr. Andrew has worked with over 100 organizations across multiple industries, including the United Nations, Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett-Packard, U.S. Forest Service, National Diversity Council, Association for Talent Development, and Society for Human Resource Management.

With over two decades of corporate experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she has helped thousands of leaders improve and develop using presentations, workshops, coaching, and psychological instruments. She is a licensed practitioner for EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 models and Insights Discovery Colors.

She serves as a professor at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, teaching courses on Diversity & Inclusion at Work, Organizational Behavior, and Business Communications. Her specific areas of focus include Leadership and Gender, Allyship, DEI, Bias, and Emotional Intelligence.

Dr. Andrews earned her Ed.D. degree in Organizational Leadership and an MBA. degree from Pepperdine University, and a BA degree in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine.

She served as Board President, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Orange County for 6 years, and is founder and CEO of Andrews Research International. On a personal note, she completed a bucket list event in 2025, riding her bike across the U.S. from Portland, OR to Portland, ME.