Constitutional Law Professor, Author, Diversity & Inclusion Expert; Co-Author of the Forthcoming "How Equality Wins: A New Vision for an Inclusive America"
Kenji Yoshino Biography
Kenji Yoshino is the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and the Faculty Director at the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. A graduate of Harvard (AB summa cum laude), Oxford (MSc as a Rhodes Scholar), and Yale (JD), he specializes in constitutional law, antidiscrimination law, and law and literature. He received tenure at Yale Law School, where he served as Deputy Dean before moving to NYU.
Yoshino has published in prestigious academic journals, including the Harvard Law Review, the Stanford Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal. He has also written for more popular forums, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Yoshino is the author of three books, and his latest work (co-authored with David Glasgow), "Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice," was published by Simon and Schuster in February 2023.
Yoshino has served on the Harvard Board of Overseers and currently serves on the Oversight Board for Meta, the Board of the Brennan Center for Justice, as well as on advisory boards for diversity and inclusion at Morgan Stanley and Charter Communications. He has received several distinctions for his teaching, including the Podell Distinguished Teaching Award in 2014, the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award, the Peck Medal in Jurisprudence, and the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
He lives in Manhattan with his husband, two children, and a Great Dane.
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Kenji Yoshino Speaking Topics
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Say the Right Thing: How to Talk about Identity, Diversity, and Justice
Kenji can speak about any of the seven principles outlined in the book, or any combination of them: (1) How to escape common conversational traps; (2) How to build resilience; (3) How to cultivate curiosity; (4) How to engage in respectful disagreement; (5) How to apologize authentically; (6) How to support people who are affected by bias as they wished to be helped (as opposed to how you assume they wish to be helped); and (7) How to support people who engage in non-inclusive behavior by helping them grow past their mistakes.
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Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work
Kenji Yoshino Videos
Uncovering Talent: The Power of Authenticity | Kenji Yoshino | TEDx
What is covering, and why is it a problem? How do you move the pressures to convert, pass, and cover to being your authentic self? Law professor...
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Kenji Yoshino is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Say the Right Thing: How to Talk about Identity, Diversity, and Justice, Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work, Becoming an Ally to All, Communicating with Agility and Uncovering Talent: A New Model for Corporate Inclusion. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kenji Yoshino for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Kenji Yoshino generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Lily Zheng, Erica Dhawan, Dr. Bernice King, Daymond John and Van Jones. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kenji Yoshino for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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