William (Bill) Shackelford is Managing Partner of GlobalOrg Solutions. Bill has lead public and private sector organizations through organizational assessments and diversity management initiatives for the past 20 years. Major clients have included American Cancer Society, AT&T, ConocoPhillips, Denny’s, Environmental Protection Agency, Johns Hopkins University, New York State and several agencies in the Intelligence Community.

Bill received his B.S. degree in Physics from Clark College (1971) and his M.S. in Applied Nuclear Science from Georgia Institute of Technology (1974). Formal management training was completed at the Babcock Center for Management Development at Wake Forest University (1979) and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (2005).

Bill is the president and founder of IEC Enterprises, Inc. – a solutions-based company specializing in helping clients take a strategic approach to leverging diversity. He has been successful in making fundamental, lasting change in organizations using a dual strategy of working from the “top down” – coaching and mentoring executives and managers – and from the bottom up – empowering employees through participation in/on diversity committees and affinity (networking) groups. His expertise includes: designing, developing and implementing strategic diversity management initiatives; conducting cultural audits; coaching and mentoring executives and managers; building and training diversity committees; and providing minority recruitment training and program development assistance.

Mr. Shackelford is a recognized leader in the field of multicultural human resources consulting. He is the author of the book "Minority Recruiting ... Building the Strategies and Relationships for Effective Diversity Recruiting." In addition, he is a prolific writer with over fifty
(50) publications in journals that include the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Journal, Urban League Diversity Works Magazine, Journal of Staffing and Recruiting, Bureau of National Affairs, Cultural Diversity at Work, Black Issues in Higher Education, Recruiting Trends, and The Black Collegian.

In 1997 Mr. Shackelford was elected President of the Greater Atlanta Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). In 1999 he was selected for a three year term on an ASTD National Board Committee. Mr. Shackelford is a highly sought after keynote speaker and workshop presenter for conferences nationwide.