ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DR. SUZANNE WERTHEIM is a national expert in inclusive language and a leader in applying the science of linguistic anthropology to workplace communications.

After getting her PhD in linguistics from UC Berkeley, Dr. Wertheim held faculty positions at Northwestern, University of Maryland, and UCLA. In 2011, she left the university system to found Worthwhile Research & Consulting, a boutique firm that offers anti-bias, inclusive language, and inclusive leadership services. Today, her clients include major players in tech, finance, healthcare, travel, hospitality, and journalism.

Dr. Wertheim has done research in three languages on two continents. During her dissertation fieldwork, she was under secret police surveillance in Russia, and when doing research for US government clients, she held top-secret security clearance. Dr. Wertheim’s research projects have ranged from the language of Tatar nationalists in provincial Russia to the performances of LA-based comedians to the computational processing of metaphor in four languages to the work challenges faced by female engineers in Bay Area tech. She is frequently asked to speak about her research and to lead workshops on inclusive language, language and bias, unconscious demotions, inclusive leadership, and ally skills.

For more information, please visit suzannewertheim.com.