Elizabeth Leiba

Founder, The Center for Black Women, Work, and Power

I lead a research-driven initiative examining labor, leadership, and institutional accountability at a critical inflection point in the American workforce.

My work focuses on how Black women experience power inside organizations, how institutions respond to economic and cultural disruption, and how leadership norms, policy decisions, and workplace structures shape outcomes over time. I approach these questions through long-form research, narrative analysis, and applied inquiry grounded in lived professional experience.

I have published multiple books that function as field-based research, documenting patterns in voice, silence, leadership evaluation, and institutional behavior across corporate, educational, and policy-adjacent environments. These works serve as qualitative evidence informing my ongoing analysis of workplace systems rather than as prescriptive or self-help material.

The Center for Black Women, Work, and Power provides a formal home for this body of work, supporting sustained scholarship, public-facing analysis, and institutional engagement. It is intentionally structured as a lightweight research entity to preserve independence, rigor, and publication focus.

I am currently engaged in research, writing, and advisory work related to workforce transformation, leadership dynamics, and organizational accountability.

For research inquiries or institutional correspondence:
info@centerforblackwomenworkandpower.org

Podcast Host

Host of Black Power Moves, a weekly deep dive podcast that is part of the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network. Episodes inform about Black culture, empowerment, entrepreneurship, and history.  

The podcast format exemplifies a casual, get-to-know-you conversation, rather than an interview. This  expresses the mission and goals, which are simply to amplify the voices of Black people across the Diaspora.

To that end, there are no prepared questions, to recreate the tradition of oral storytelling through a historical African lens. Guests tell their own stories in a way that feels comfortable and natural, with the host guiding the conversation in the framework of an authentic, culturally sensitive and relevant narrative that has a goal to amplify Black voices and inspire, educate and motivate listeners. 

Guests include Black tech leaders, college presidents, community leaders, trail blazing business and social entrepreneurs, educators, and cultural icons.

Notable Guests Include: 
- Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim, the City of Atlanta’s Chief Equity Officer
- April Walker, General Manager of the US Microsoft Technology Centers
- Glenn Woods, Senior Brand Social Media Manager for Hulu
- Kimberly Evans, Vice President for JP Morgan Chase & Company
- Sheldon Louis, Partner Manager for Twitter Sports
- Jacqie McWilliams, Commissioner of the CIAA
- Adjoa B. Asamoah, Co-Founder of the CROWN Coalition
- Manuel Godoy, CEO of Black Sands Entertainment 
- Dr. Kevin James, President of Morris Brown College
- Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Founder of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation
- Natalie Miller, Owner of the Historic Magnolia House 
- Jackie Iloh, Diversity & Equity Strategist at Lyft 
- Donna Dozier Gordon, Head of Inclusion & Diversity in the US at H&M
- Sue-Ann Robinson - Attorney for Ben Crump Law and CJ Lawrence - CEO of Black with No Chaser

Equaltalk

Youth development through music , enhancing democracy ,food security and women’s health are core pillars of Equaltalks interventions.

CEO and Founder of Equaltalk

Auberle

Hr leader

WhoWhatWhy

Volunteer HR Business Partner

Human Resources Business Partner

GVW HR Consulting .

HR Consulting Practice on HR due diligence, Post-Merger integration, Organizational Effectiveness, Change Management, Talent Management, Diversity and Inclusion,Learning and Development.

Human Resources Principal Consultant

AECOM

Executive HR Director -Africa

Johnson Controls International

Leading transformation and restructuring processes.
Employee engagement and facilitation of talent pipeline.
Interfacing with Global Market Leaders

HR Director -Africa

Highfootprint Management t/a Ushaka Marine World

Organizational Development/HR Executive

Mabhoko HR

Managing Partner


Strategy:  Brings a consultative approach to influence how strategy & organizational structure, culture & purpose, values & behaviors, reward systems & performance, conflict & decision-making work together in the system to impact engagement, accountability, performance, and strategic outcomes.
Organization Effectiveness: Conducts organizational, departmental, and functional needs assessments. Provides coaching and support around organizational improvement opportunities. Supports initiatives to modify culture and adopt new ways of working to achieve inclusion and enhance employee engagement. 
Learning: Implements and measures the effectiveness of a learning strategy focused on transitioning from reactionary to proactive with close alignment to  strategic priorities and emphasis on employee ownership for self-development with a blended learning approach that will leverage a variety of assets and platforms
Leadership Development:  Defines standard criteria that guide consistency in participant selection for leadership development programs. 
Career Development & Talent Mobility: Influences leaders to adopt and promote a talent framework. Establishes multi-year plans for future talent capabilities. ​
Develops and implement career pathways in partnership with universities, colleges, community colleges, 
Succession Management: Establishes  formal, standard and annual succession planning processes. Leverages succession planning process to classify and prepare candidates for key positions and determine talent readiness. Enables managers to conduct succession plans.
Leads processes and implementation plans on: employee performance, talent acquisition sourcing channels, absenteeism, employee engagement, turnover, career mobility, succession, learning and leadership development to measure operational efficiency.
Talent Acquisition and Attraction: Leverages relationships with internal partners (sales/marketing, corporate communications, IT, HR Generalist)

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