Randi Bryant is the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of Freshworks, where she develops and leads the strategy to create an environment where all employees, customers and constituents feel as if they belong. During her Ph.D. studies at the University of Virginia, Randi was recruited by a technology company in Northern Virginia, CAIS internet, to help guide it from its early stages through its IPO. Randi later founded Bryant Consulting Group, LLC where she served as President for almost twenty years. During that period she contracted with Fortune 500 companies and several Federal agencies to provide DEI services both domestically and internationally. She is the author of two books, including the acclaimed DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) book Neversays ;and Truthing, a book written to encourage Black women to live and speak their truths. Randi holds a B.A. in English from Tuskegee University and a M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction from the College of William & Mary. She runs Randi B., an online affinity group, designed to educate and celebrate Black people and provide them with a safe space to discuss us that gets over 1 million views per week. Randi is an avid traveler, wife, and mom to two sons, who currently attend Hampton University.