Rebecca Shambaugh is an internationally recognized leadership expert, author, and keynote speaker on gender equity and inclusion. She is Founder and President of SHAMBAUGH Leadership, a global leadership development organization whose mission is to develop high-performing and inclusive leaders who transform workplace cultures so everyone can thrive.

Rebecca is also the Founder of Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL), one of the first executive leadership development programs in the United States, dedicated to the research, advancement, and retention of women leaders and executives.

Rebecca has been showcased on CNBC, TED Talks, Fox News (New York), NPR, Washington Business, and ABC. Her thought leadership has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Time Magazine, USA Today, and Fortune Magazine.

Rebecca is a known thought leader in the industry and is the author of the bestselling books It’s Not A Glass Ceiling, It’s A Sticky Floor and Make Room for Her: Why Companies Need an Integrated Leadership Model to Achieve Extraordinary Results, both published by McGraw-Hill.

Rebecca partners with a cross-section of clients such as Cisco, Dow Chemical, Equifax, Facebook, Hilton Worldwide, IBM, J&J, KPMG, Marriott International, MassMutual, Mastercard, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Voya Financial. She is a member of the National Press Club and the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Rebecca is on the Board of Directors for Women Business Collaborative, on the Board of Advisors for Angelin, Board of Visitors for Marymount University, and is Chairman of the Board of Young Women Lead. Rebecca is a recipient of the Smart CEO Brava! Award, Women Who Mean Business Award, Entrepreneur Organization of the Year Award, and Finalist for the Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award for Woman-Owned Business of the Year.
Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Organizational Behavior/Communications from Purdue University and a Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Development from Marymount University.