Ruchika Tulshyan

Roo-CHEEK-ah (phonetic like it's spelled. :) )

Black Lives Matter.

Ruchika Tulshyan is the author of "Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work,” The MIT Press’ #1 bestselling book for 2022. The book was called “transformative” by Dr. Brené Brown.

Over 220,000 learners have taken her first LinkedIn Learning course, “Moving DEI from Intention to Impact.”

Ruchika is also the founder of Candour, a global inclusion strategy firm. She is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and the New York Times.

Ruchika co-wrote a paradigm-shifting article, ‘Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome’ for Harvard Business Review, with Jodi-Ann Burey. The article was named among 20 most impactful HBR articles of all time. Best of all, people all over the world have said it helped change their relationship with the concept of imposter syndrome!

Ruchika is honored to be a LinkedIn Top Voice for Gender Equality in 2022. She was selected to Thinkers50 Radar 2019 and Hive Learning's Most Influential D&I leaders list for the past four years. In 2022, she received the Jeanette Williams Award from Seattle Women’s Commission for her work on advancing gender equality in the region.

Ruchika is an active investor in various women-founded ventures, including Armoire, Graham & Walker VC and Backstage Capital.

She has also been adjunct faculty in Communications at University of Washington and Seattle University. Ruchika previously wrote, “The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality in the Workplace.”

A global citizen and Singaporean foodie, Ruchika has lived in five countries. She currently calls Seattle home.