Diversifying the Nordics: How a Nigerian economist became a beacon for inclusivity in Scandinavia

Chisom Udeze, the founder of Diversify – a global organization that works at the intersection of inclusion, democracy, freedom, climate sustainability, justice, and belonging – shares how struggling to find a community in Norway motivated her to build a Nordic-wide professional network. We also hear from Dr. Poornima Luthra, Associate Professor at CBS, about how to address bias in the workplace.

Chisom Udeze, founder of Diversify. Photo: Diversify

Chisom Udeze, a Nigerian-born, US-raised economist who spent 14 years “shuttling around Europe” says that she is quite accustomed to change.She smiles knowingly as she says it; in fact, she has not only shuttled around a few cities, but lived in the Netherlands and the UK and worked across four continents for clients including the […]


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