Consulting – Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi

Engagements & Consulting

Work with Dr. Joshi

Dr. Joshi works with institutions in three ways, each suited to a different level of engagement and a different moment in the work. A keynote can open the conversation. A workshop goes deeper with a specific group. Consulting is the long game. Many clients begin with one and return for more.

Keynotes & Lectures

45–90 min · In-person or virtual

Workshops & Institutes

Half-day to multi-day programs

Consulting & Advisory

Ongoing or project-based

Years of scholarship & practice

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Books authored or edited

Countries addressed (OSCE, Vienna)

Sectors served through consulting

Who She Works With

Institutions Across Sectors

Dr. Joshi tailors every engagement to the specific needs, challenges, and context of her client; whether she is working with a federal judge, a classroom teacher, a hospital administrator, or a corporate HR team. The scholarship is rigorous. The delivery is human.

Higher Education

K–12 Education

Corporations & Business

Legal & Courts

Health & Social Services

Nonprofits & Community

Keynotes & Lectures

A Talk That Opens the Room

Dr. Joshi combines the rigor of a scholar with the accessibility of a gifted communicator. Her keynotes are not abstract lectures; they are arguments, grounded in research, shaped for the specific audience in front of her. She speaks to faculty, executives, educators, judges, and community leaders, and adjusts register and depth accordingly.

Keynotes work best as a catalyst, generating energy and shared language that a workshop or consulting relationship can then build upon. Many institutions that begin with a keynote return for deeper work.

Format

45–90 minutes, followed by Q&A

Delivery

In-person or virtual

Audiences

Academic, corporate, civic, legal, faith communities

Customized

Dr. Joshi tailors every talk to the host institution

Signature Topics

The experience of working with Dr. Joshi permanently changed the way I think as a leader about bias in the workplace, and it has proven time and time again to be a valuable resource as I work to develop my own leadership competencies and strengthen my teams. Feedback from the attendees revealed how refreshing it was to have nuanced, meaningful discussions about bias. I would recommend Dr. Joshi to any organization that seeks to build inclusive teams, to provide a voice for staff to articulate their challenges, and to develop the leaders of tomorrow.

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, An Academic Medical Center

Workshops & Institutes

Programs That Build Skill

Dr. Joshi’s workshops are structured programs with defined scope, sequenced learning, and measurable outcomes. Each is designed to move participants from awareness to skill, and from individual reflection to institutional change.

Social Justice 101

Two-day program · Non-consecutive days

The entry point. Participants examine their own dominant and marginalized identities and how those identities intersect. The program covers inequality at both individual and institutional levels. The gap between days allows real-world reflection before returning to develop concrete strategies for application.

Prerequisite for all advanced workshops

Implementing Anti-Bias Education

Intermediate/advanced · Requires SJ101

For educators and organizations ready to move beyond awareness into practice. Participants examine their current curricular offerings and collaborate on strategies to develop and implement a comprehensive anti-bias curriculum.

Educators · Curriculum teams · Administrators

Understanding Racial Identity

Intermediate · Requires SJ101

Introduces racial identity development as a process all Americans go through — not just people of color. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of themselves and others, and with tools to handle racial encounters and conflicts more constructively.

All professional contexts

Building Inclusive Teams

Intermediate · Requires SJ101

Designed for workplaces, HR professionals, and selection committees. Participants reflect on how organizational cultures and policies affect them based on their social identities, and identify strategies to build genuinely inclusive teams.

HR · Managers · Selection committees

Institute for Teaching Diversity & Social Justice (IDSJ)

4–5 day intensive · Summer sessions · Space limited

Developed specifically for educators, this intensive institute engages participants’ heads, hearts, and hands to increase awareness of their own biases and privileges and to build practical skills for teaching and leading in 21st-century classrooms. Participants develop toolkits for their grade levels or disciplines.

Through Dr. Joshi's workshops, I have learned so much that has expanded my lens on the work of Diversity, Equity and Justice. It has made me a better educator and citizen of the world. Dr. Joshi approaches her work with persistence and empathy. She challenges educators to think critically about their own identities and the identities of their students, and how both intersect in educational contexts. I would recommend her workshops to any educator seeking meaningful professional and personal development.

DORA GRAGG, Kent Place School

Consulting & Advisory

The Long Game

Consulting is for organizations that want to do more than attend a training. It is for institutions ready to examine their own structures, policies, and cultures, and to do that work over time.

Dr. Joshi has worked as a consultant with courts, corporations, nonprofits, school districts, universities, hospitals, and community organizations. Every engagement begins with listening to a group’s specific concerns, context, and goals.

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Workshop series

Multi-session programs built around your institution's specific goals

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Leadership training

Focused work with senior teams, boards, managers, and administrators

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Advisory & strategic counsel

Ongoing engagement with DEI and equity initiatives — project-based or retainer

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Community facilitation

Public forums and difficult dialogues for communities in crisis or transition

Specialized Contexts

Consulting Tailored to Your Field

Dr. Joshi brings sector-specific knowledge to every consulting engagement. Select a sector to see how she approaches that specific context.

Justice Begins Before the Verdict

Dr. Joshi has presented at New Jersey’s Judicial College and delivered CJE and CLE programs for judges, attorneys, and court staff across multiple NJ vicinages. She led the first-ever mandated Diversity and Inclusion session for all Passaic County Judges. Her approach is grounded in historical, legal, and social science perspectives — helping legal professionals identify and respond to institutional bias in ways that directly affect outcomes for those in their courts.

Justice Begins in the Classroom

Social justice in the K–12 classroom begins with teachers examining their own social identities. Dr. Joshi works with schools at all stages of this process — helping educators envision and implement inclusive, culturally responsive strategies for working with students, parents, and colleagues. She emphasizes that deep curriculum development can only happen after educators have first done the foundational self-examination work.

Faculty, Staff & the Institution

As a full professor herself, Dr. Joshi understands the nuances of working with tenured and untenured faculty on sensitive issues. Her higher education consulting includes training for student affairs and residence life offices, helping faculty and departments develop syllabi, and assisting search committees in identifying and reducing bias in hiring and promotion decisions.

Equitable Care Starts with Self-Awareness

Dr. Joshi helps professionals in health and social service fields develop the knowledge and capacity to serve diverse communities effectively. She works with leaders and staff at all levels — developing strategies for patient and client contact, creating positive workplace environments, and building inclusive teams that can deliver equitable care.

Connecting Authentically with Diverse Communities

Drawing on her background as a long-time community organizer and leader of South Asian American political organizations, Dr. Joshi helps candidates and advocacy organizations understand the diverse communities they serve. She assists elected officials and opinion leaders in connecting authentically with diverse constituents and building civic engagement in underrepresented communities.

Building Capacity for Justice

Dr. Joshi works with nonprofits and community organizations to help them respond to the needs of diverse communities and develop effective leadership strategies around bias and privilege. She has advised boards of trustees on building capacity in social justice, and has led public forums and facilitated difficult dialogues for communities in crisis — helping organizations restore trust and rebuild relationships.

How It Works

What to Expect

Conversation

Every engagement starts with a real conversation; not a form. Dr. Joshi takes time to understand your organization's specific context, concerns, goals, and where you are in this work. No assumptions are made about what you need.

Customized Proposal

Based on that conversation, Dr. Joshi designs an engagement; workshop series, keynote, multi-day institute, advisory relationship, that is built specifically for your institution. Nothing is off the shelf.

Engagement & Follow-Through

The work begins. Dr. Joshi listens throughout the engagement, adjusting as needed. For consulting relationships, she stays connected, checking in on how the work is landing and where to go next.

Clients & Institutions

Organizations Khyati Has Worked With

This selected group of past clients provides a sense of Dr. Joshi’s range and experience.

Microsoft

New Jersey Courts

Phillips Academy Andover

Yale University

National Association of Independent Schools

Newark Public Library

Warner Brothers

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Kent Place School

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities

Livingston Library

Pew Research Forum

King School

Get in Touch

Start a Conversation

Whether you are looking to book a single keynote, bring a workshop series to your organization, or explore a longer consulting relationship, the first step is a conversation. Tell Dr. Joshi a little about what you have in mind.

She typically responds within 3–5 business days.