Dede Orraca-Cecil is a leader in Egon Zehnder’s Board, CEO and Leadership Advisory Practices. She consults on a wide range of talent acquisition and leadership solutions to help meet the challenges that many of her clients face as they seek to build and lead best in class organizations. Her prior expertise in corporate governance and public policy have made her a trusted advisor to boards, CEOs, and senior executives on issues of recruitment, team effectiveness, leadership development, and change management. Dede is also a fellow with the Aspen Institute with a focus on helping companies move beyond the rhetoric of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into practical strategic planning and implementation. Before joining Egon Zehnder, Dede was a Principal in the healthcare practice of Tapestry Networks, a strategy consulting firm specialized in creating multi-stakeholder public-private partnerships to address issues in health care, finance, and corporate governance. Previously, she was an Associate in the New York and San Francisco law offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, focusing on mass torts, insurance, consumer, and securities litigation. Dede also spent a number of years working in global health, development, and foreign policy with the World Health Organization, the Clinton Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, and other organizations. Dede earned a JD from Columbia University School of Law, a master’s degree in global health policy and development from Yale University, and a BA in art history from Williams College. She currently serves on the Boards of Seed Global Health (Board Chair) as well Partners In Health where she chairs the Talent and Compensation Committee. She is passionate about her husband and four young children, and about promoting inclusive leadership. She is currently building an organization, called “She Rules,” to introduce elementary school girls to politics and civics.