EP 38: DR. NIKKI LANIER
Dr. Nikki Lanier, is the CEO of Harper Slade and Founder of the RAARE Woman Collective. As CEO and founder of Harper Slade one of the fastest-growing and most highly recognized race, inclusion, equity, & diversity advisory firms in the country, Nikki’s work focuses on helping organizations cultivate environments where black and brown talent can thrive. Nikki also founded the RAARE Women Collective, a global coaching program for “inclined” white women who want to become better racial equity advocates in their homes, workplaces, and communities.
Nikki's commitment to advancing racial equity isn't just a career choice—it's in her DNA. Born into a family deeply rooted in the civil rights movement, Nikki's upbringing on the campus of Hampton University instilled in her a profound sense of duty to champion the rights of black communities. As a three-time Chief Human Resources Officer in both the private and public sectors and a former executive with the Federal Reserve, Nikki is a highly sought-after speaker, trainer, and thought leader on the future of work, race, and economics.
Featured in Ebony Media, Forbes, Essence, USA Today, CNBC, PBS, Today’s Woman, Tops Magazine and countless podcasts, Nikki earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Hampton University and holds a certification in Collective Bargaining from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Harper Slade provides equity-centric human capital solutions. Strengthening multicultural workplace resilience is the cornerstone of engagement and workforce pipeline strategies henceforth. On this topic, we know what your people leaders must DO and BE in order to guide your company into the future.
The RAARE Woman Collective is a racial equity program and coaching suite for “inclined” white women who want to advance racial equity at home, at work, and in their communities. Recognizing that there are white women who very much want to LEAD in the eradication of racism in their spheres of influence, but don’t know how.
