Insight Education Systems - Stephen Young

Stephen Young - President

Stephen Young is Founder and Senior Partner of Insight Education Systems, a management consulting firm specializing in leadership and organizational development services. As a recognized leader and foremost expert in this field, Mr. Young frequently consults with senior executives and management teams of Fortune 500 companies.

For more than a decade, Young has been a featured speaker at business conferences worldwide. He is much sought after for his powerful and engaging presentation style. Young’s widely acclaimed seminar MicroInequites: The Power of Small™ has been embraced by over 10 percent of the nation’s top corporations and is being touted by corporate America as the new paradigm for diversity and leadership.

His work has been published in numerous business articles and recognized in a myriad of industry trade and business publications including; The Wall Street Journal , Time Magazine and Diversity Inc. His program was also featured by Oprah Winfrey in several issues of her “O” Magazine.

Recently, McGraw-Hill released his groundbreaking book, Micromessaging: Why Great Leadership is Beyond Words. Young is also the author of two Random House publications on business leadership and effective time management.

As former Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Young managed the firm’s diversity strategy worldwide. Under his leadership, the company garnered numerous awards for its diversity initiatives, including the Catalyst Award, Fortune Magazine’s Top 50 Companies for Minorities award, the Best Companies Award from Working Mother Magazine, and Diversity, Inc Magazine’s designation as the #1 company for diversity.

Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Stephen was VP for Diversity with Merrill Lynch’s Private Client Division. He is a former staff member of the Rutgers University Graduate School of Management. He has served on the Diversity Committee for the United Way of America and an Advisory Board member to the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Wall Street Project. He is the former Chairman of the Securities Industry Association’s Diversity Committee and a current Board member of Scholastic’s Alliance for Young Writers and Artists. Additionally, he served on his local Board of Education.

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