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Executive advisory on leadership, culture, and talent

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CRW Diversity's executive advisory is a confidential thought partnership for senior executives navigating complex leadership, culture, talent, and organizational challenges.

You work directly with Celeste Warren, a former Fortune 100 Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer with nearly four decades in human resources and organizational leadership. The work focuses on your decisions and the systems you own.

On this page
  1. 01What is executive advisory?
  2. 02Experience by the numbers
  3. 03What executives bring to it
  4. 04How an engagement begins
  5. 05Advisory, workshops, or briefings?
  6. 06What others have said
  7. 07Common questions

What is executive advisory?

Executive advisory is one-to-one counsel for a senior leader. It is not a training course and not a large consulting team. It is a confidential space to think through decisions that shape how people experience work: a reorganization, a stalled talent pipeline, a culture that does not match its stated values, or a leadership team that is not pulling in the same direction.

Every organization is different, so the work begins by understanding where you are, what you are trying to accomplish, and what may be standing in the way. From there, Celeste Warren helps you examine both sides of the equation: how you and your leaders lead, and how your organization operates.

Experience by the numbers

Numbers card

Celeste Warren's experience, as supplied by CRW Diversity

in HR and organizational leadership
Nearly 4 decades
at a Fortune 100 company
28 years
leading global diversity and inclusion
10 years
The Truth About Equity; How to Be a Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador
2 books

As of November 2026. Celeste Warren is also a TEDx speaker. Read the official bio (PDF).

What executives bring to advisory

  • Leadership challenges: aligning a senior team, leading through change, making hard people decisions.
  • Culture challenges: a gap between stated values and daily experience.
  • Talent challenges: capable people stalling, leaving, or never being considered.
  • Organizational challenges: policies and practices that produce outcomes nobody intended.

Many of these trace back to the systems described in how policies, practices, and systems shape workplace culture.

How an executive advisory engagement begins

  1. Send a short note

    Use the contact form on the CRW Diversity website to describe your role and the challenge.

  2. Initial conversation

    Celeste Warren learns where you are, what you want to accomplish, and what may be in the way.

  3. Shape the work

    Agree on the focus and format that fit your situation. Prices are not published; scope is discussed directly.
Request executive advisory

Advisory, workshops, or briefings?

CRW Diversity's three formats compared on the same criteria.
FormatWho it servesBest when
Executive advisoryIndividual senior executivesYou need confidential counsel on complex decisions
Leadership and organizational developmentLeaders and managersYou want leaders to put fair, inclusive practices into action
Speaking and executive briefingsLeadership teams, conferences, audiencesYou want a group to think differently about leadership, culture, and systems

What others have said

“The guide for creating cultures where everyone feels welcomed and empowered.”
Kenneth Frazier, Former Executive Chairman, Merck & Co., Inc.
“Celeste is a phenomenal leader. A true natural communicator who speaks with candor, passion, and lived experience.”
Leila McKenzie-Delis, Founder & CEO, DIAL Global

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Common questions

What is executive advisory?
Executive advisory is a confidential thought partnership for executives navigating complex leadership, culture, talent, and organizational challenges. With CRW Diversity, it means working directly with Celeste Warren, a former Fortune 100 Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, on the decisions and systems that shape how people experience work. More in the FAQ
Is executive advisory confidential?
Yes. CRW Diversity describes its executive advisory as a confidential thought partnership. That confidentiality lets executives talk openly about complex leadership, culture, talent, and organizational challenges, including issues they are not yet ready to raise inside their own organization. More in the FAQ
How do I start working with CRW Diversity?
Send a short note through the contact form on the CRW Diversity website describing your role, your organization, and the challenge you are facing. Celeste Warren's work begins by understanding where you are, what you are trying to accomplish, and what may be standing in the way, so a brief, candid description is the most useful first step. More in the FAQ
What should I prepare before a first conversation?
Bring three things: the business goal behind the request, a short description of what you are seeing in your culture, and any data you already have, such as engagement results or promotion patterns. You do not need a finished diagnosis. Part of the work is examining what may be getting in the way. More in the FAQ
How much does organizational culture consulting cost?
CRW Diversity does not publish prices. Culture consulting cost generally depends on scope: how many leaders are involved, whether the work is advisory, workshops, or speaking, and how long the engagement runs. The quickest way to get an accurate answer is to describe your situation through the contact form on the CRW Diversity website. More in the FAQ
Who is Celeste Warren?
Celeste Warren is the Founder of Celeste Warren Consulting, LLC, the practice behind CRW Diversity. She spent nearly three decades inside a Fortune 100 company, including a decade as Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. She is a TEDx speaker, author, executive advisor, and former C-suite leader. More in the FAQ

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