Dr. Derrick Gay

Dr. Derrick Gay is a globally recognized intercultural competency strategist, dedicated to fostering cultures of dignity and respect. With expertise as a speaker, author, researcher, educator, and university lecturer, Dr. Gay empowers individuals and organizations to deepen belonging and empathy by cultivating shared language, raising awareness, and fostering inclusive personal behaviors and organizational practices and policies.

Fluent in five languages, Dr. Gay has supported a broad clientele spanning the globe, including 800+ organizations in education, financial services, beauty and fashion, non-profits, and the arts. His clients range from Yale to Oberlin Conservatory, Phantom of the Opera to Tom Ford, The Guggenheim Museum to Barilla — and Sesame Street. Dr Gay is a proud graduate of Oberlin College, where he studied Romance Languages; Columbia University, where he studied educational leadership, and The University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his doctorate in Education.