Julie S. Nugent
Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Services & Community
Julie S. Nugent, MA, SPHR is Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Services & Community. She has over 20 years’ experience in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space and is currently responsible for Catalyst’s development and community portfolios along with all fee-for-service offerings, including products and initiatives such as Men Advocating Real Change (MARC), inclusion trainings, and DEI consulting. In her position, she leads multiple groups in implementing learning content, delivering global corporate and professional strategies to drive DEI and business results, convening experts, and driving stewardship of major donors. Her work also consists of working with client to assess workplace environments and providing actionable recommendations.
As an influencer in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space, Julie frequently speaks to corporate and public audiences and the media on topics including leadership and development, sponsorship, mentoring, DEI strategies, and LGBTQ+ inclusion. In addition to her extensive consulting, research, learning and development, and public speaking expertise, Julie taught gender in the workplace as a former Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service. Julie holds her MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University and received her BA in Psychology and English from Ohio University, where she graduated with top honors.
Julie S.'s Latest Work
Managing with a Sponsorship Mindset: Why Mentorship Isn’t Enough
Mentoring is essential to leadership development—but mentorship alone is not enough to help women advance.
Nationwide’s Catalyst for Change Associate Exchanges (Webinar Recording)
Explore Nationwide’s Catalyst for Change Associate Exchanges as part of the series of webinars from our Catalyst Supporters.
Catalyst Sponsorship Guide (Tool)
This Sponsorship Guide details relevant research, case studies, and quotes from leaders related to the importance of sponsorship relationships.
Fostering Sponsorship at Your Organization (Webinar Recording)
This webinar highlighted what organizations can do to build sponsorships and tips to identify, develop, and sustain sponsorship programs globally.
Engaging in Conversations About Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Workplace (Tool)
Learn how to acknowledge—and work through—roadblocks (i.e., beliefs, attitudes, or experiences) that can stifle conversations.
The Day-To-Day Experiences of Workplace Inclusion and Exclusion (Report)
What does inclusion look and feel like to you? How about to your colleagues?
Culture Matters: Unpacking Change and Achieving Inclusion (Report)
This study presents a Corporate Practice Change Model to navigate change and promote inclusion.
Making Mentoring Work (Report)
Read this report to learn about leveraging or creating mentoring programs.