David is Senior Vice President of the Workplace division in North America at Texthelp and is dedicated to Texthelp’s mission to help create a more inclusive working world for everyone. Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, David has effectively leveraged his academic life and career to bring awareness to the unique contributions individuals with diverse learning differences can make. Prior to Texthelp, David held leadership roles at renowned organizations such as IBM, Duke Corporate Education, Pearson, Dell, HP, Medidata, Twitter, and most recently Conde Nast.

Darrell is a distinguished labor and employment attorney known for his expertise in compliance with national and local labor laws, management best practices, and adapting to legal changes driven by technology and remote work. He provides specialized training to management teams on critical topics, including employee performance, internal investigations, leave laws, and sexual harassment.

With a broad industry focus including healthcare, hospitality, media, and higher education, Darrell excels in business compliance, investigations, labor relations, and trade secrets. His extensive career includes leadership roles at major law firms, serving as a Commissioner with the New York State Civil Service Commission, and working with the National Labor Relations Board.

Darrell’s education includes a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Charles Evans Hughes Fellow and served as Writing and Research Editor for the Human Rights Review. He also holds a B.A. from Fordham University.

A prominent figure in professional circles, Darrell has contributed to founding and leading organizations like the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and the National Employment Law Council. His leadership is recognized through numerous accolades, including listings in The Best Lawyers in America and Crain’s New York Business.

H-Soul is a speaker, author, and strategist for leaders seeking to create social and culture change. He empowers audiences to shift from ‘Survival’ to ‘Thrival’ both in individual mindsets and behaviors, and as part of their business culture to achieve greater growth and impact. As the Founder of TruNorth Institute and a seasoned strategist in social and cultural movements, strengthening relationships, and building new institutions. He provides individuals and companies with a powerful equation for thriving, with step-by-step guidance for aligning desires, mindset, and actions, and cultivating connection, trust, and belonging.

Dr. Sheila Robinson is a celebrated publisher, author on leadership, inspiring speaker and talent innovation specialist. Her company Diversity Woman Media is recognized nationally as a leading multi-platform enterprise with program offerings that advances all dimensions of diversity and inclusion (D&I). 

An expert in diversity and inclusion Dr. Robinson helps leading companies transform their culture to reach gender parity, equity and belonging by combining her first-hand experience climbing the corporate ladder with the highest academic degrees, best practices from her leading magazines, and a deep passion for evidence-based workplace learnings. 

During her 14-year career at a Fortune 100 company, Dr. Robinson rose from working on the factory floor to the executive office, ultimately directing communications for a $6 billion division of a global chemical company. Her experiences, including the obstacles she faced as an African-American businesswoman in the South, led her to want to help other business leaders achieve leadership success in their career journey. Over the past two decades Diversity Woman Media has grown to become a multi-faceted company that helps customers drive and deliver business results through diversity, inclusion, and talent development initiatives. 

Dr. Robinson is the author of two books: Lead by Example: An Insider’s Look at How to Successfully Lead in Corporate America and Entrepreneurship (2014) and Your Tool Kit for Success: The Professional Woman’s Guide for Advancing to the C-Suite (2017) 

She serves with the most influential organizations that are working to foster equity, equality and inclusive workplaces, including: Paradigm for Parity (Advisory Board Member), Catalyst (Strategic Business Partner), Executive Leadership Council (Media Partner), Women’s Business Collaborative (WBC – Chair of Diversity), Twitter (Member, Inclusion Diversity Council), and Simmons College Institute for Inclusive Leadership (Board of Advisors). 

She holds certificates from Stanford University’s Professional Publishing Program (2007), Wharton’s School of Business Chief Learning Officer Program (2013) and Cornell University’s Diversity and Inclusion Program (2019). In 2017 she became a Certified Executive Coach and member of the International Coach Federation, the world’s largest community of professionally trained coaches and is an advisor to CEO’s and CHRO’s. 

Dr. Robinson earned both a Masters of Education and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Ryan Abernethy is a Weintraub shareholder and practices in the Firm’s Labor and Employment, and Litigation groups. Ryan has successfully represented clients in all areas of employment law, including the defense of claims involving workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, trade secrets infringements, and class actions.  He also regularly counsels clients regarding compliance, risk management, policy preparation, and training.