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CRW Diversity and Celeste Warren Consulting
Last updated: November 2026Published by Celeste Warren Consulting
CRW Diversity is the executive advisory practice of Celeste Warren, a former Fortune 100 Vice President who helps organizations strengthen leadership, transform workplace culture, and build fairer systems.
Who is Celeste Warren, and what does CRW Diversity do?
Celeste Warren is the founder of Celeste Warren Consulting, LLC, the practice behind CRW Diversity and the publisher of The DEI Consulting Directory. She spent nearly three decades inside a Fortune 100 company, including a decade as Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, working with executives, managers, and teams around the world. Today she brings that experience to organizations that want practical solutions, not buzzwords or performative approaches.
Experience matters. So does perspective.
- Nearly 4 decades in human resources and organizational leadership
- 28 years of Fortune 100 experience
- 10 years leading global diversity and inclusion
- Former Fortune 100 Vice President
- TEDx speaker, The Cost of Standing Still
- Author of The Truth About Equity and How to Be a Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador
Three ways CRW Diversity works with organizations
- Executive advisory
- A confidential thought partnership for executives navigating complex leadership, culture, talent, and organizational challenges.
- Leadership and organizational development
- Practical workshops and learning experiences that help leaders strengthen their effectiveness, improve workplace culture, and put fair and inclusive leadership practices into action.
- Speaking and executive briefings
- Keynotes, executive briefings, and facilitated conversations that challenge audiences to think differently about leadership, culture, systems, and the decisions that shape people's experiences at work.
Prices are not published. Every engagement begins by understanding where the organization is and what may be standing in the way.
What is the Equity in Action Model?
The Equity in Action Model is CRW Diversity's practical framework for examining how leaders' decisions, behaviors, and organizational systems shape the experiences and opportunities of the people they lead. It has six elements.
- Awareness
- Understand how assumptions, experiences, and organizational patterns influence decisions.
- Access
- Examine who has access to information, opportunities, relationships, and resources.
- Advocacy
- Use your influence to ensure talent, ideas, and perspectives are not overlooked.
- Action
- Turn awareness and good intentions into deliberate leadership decisions.
- Accountability
- Look beyond intentions and pay attention to outcomes.
- Empowerment
- Create the conditions for people to contribute, grow, and use their voices.
What leaders have said
“The guide for creating cultures where everyone feels welcomed and empowered.”
“Celeste is a phenomenal leader. A true natural communicator who speaks with candor, passion, and lived experience.”
“She has a vast knowledge of DEI issues and was tremendously effective in helping my students make connections between research and practice.”
“Celeste delivered an insightful and engaging presentation that provided our members with practical strategies they could immediately apply in their career.”
Quotes as shown on crwdiversity.com.
Books, talk, and writing
- The Truth About Equity, on how everyday policies, practices, and decisions shape access to opportunity
- How to Be a Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador, on everyone's role in helping all feel accepted, engaged, and valued
- The Cost of Standing Still, her TEDx talk
- The Equity Leadership Brief, articles and commentary for leaders
Press coverage includes USA News and VISTA Today.
Common questions
- Who is Celeste Warren?
- Celeste Warren is the founder of Celeste Warren Consulting, LLC, known as CRW Diversity. She is a former Fortune 100 Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, a TEDx speaker, an author, and an executive advisor. She spent nearly three decades inside a Fortune 100 company, including a decade leading diversity and inclusion.
- What services does CRW Diversity offer?
- CRW Diversity offers three services. Executive Advisory is a confidential thought partnership for executives. Leadership and Organizational Development delivers practical workshops and learning experiences. Speaking and Executive Briefings covers keynotes, briefings, and facilitated conversations. Each addresses leadership, culture, talent, and organizational challenges.
- What is the Equity in Action Model?
- The Equity in Action Model is Celeste Warren’s practical framework for putting equity into everyday leadership decisions. It has six elements: Awareness, Access, Advocacy, Action, Accountability, and Empowerment. It helps leaders examine how their decisions, behaviors, and organizational systems shape the experiences and opportunities of the people they lead.
- Does CRW Diversity publish its prices?
- No. CRW Diversity does not state prices publicly. Each engagement starts by understanding where your organization is, what you want to accomplish, and what may be standing in the way, so scope differs by client. To discuss fees for executive advisory, workshops, or speaking, use the contact form on crwdiversity.com.
- Is executive advisory with Celeste Warren confidential?
- Yes. CRW Diversity describes Executive Advisory as a confidential thought partnership for executives navigating complex leadership, culture, talent, and organizational challenges. It suits senior leaders who want an experienced, candid sounding board who has held a C-suite role herself.
- How does an engagement with Celeste Warren begin?
- Every engagement begins by understanding where your organization is, what you are trying to accomplish, and what may be standing in the way. Celeste Warren says every organization is different, so the work is shaped to that starting point rather than sold as a fixed package. The first step is the contact form on crwdiversity.com.