Nicole serves as an advisor to CEOs and corporate boards and as Board Chair for Visiting Nurse Health Systems. She offers boardroom expertise in strategy, digital transformation, AI, and cybersecurity, along with a strong understanding of risk oversight and effective enterprise risk management strategies.

A little more than five years ago, as part of her doctoral studies, Nicole began deeply focusing on and analyzing cognitive diversity of corporate boards -nearly three-thousand-member firms of the Russell 3000 index.  With over 20 years of experience assisting global companies address evolving business needs, her expertise includes practical approaches to solve various organizational human capital challenges.

Innovation demands new strategies for future human capital challenges. Nicole has conducted masterclasses on human capital strategy, offering organizations a framework to address mandates and future-proof their business.

Nicole has served as former Chief Strategy Officer for Microsoft Security and has additionally held key C-level roles such as Chief Information Officer for Fulton County Government and Senior Vice President for SunTrust Bank, now Truist Financial Corp.

Nicole, a founding cohort member of the Human Centered AI Council, is pursuing a Doctorate of Business Administration at Drexel University. She is regarded as an industry expert in cognitive diversity and firm performance. In her free time, she enjoys century road bike rides.

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