Our engagements are led by Vaya’s Founder & CEO, Nicole Sanchez. We regularly bring in expert consultants from our diverse network as needed.

Our Founder

Nicole Sanchez, Vaya Founder & CEO
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Nicole Sanchez is a 30-year practitioner interested in the ways that people can collaborate across racial + ethnic difference without re-inflicting and reliving historical harm.

As Founder & CEO of Vaya, Nicole has transformed workplace cultures, from start-ups to multinational organizations. She has served as a lecturer on workplace diversity at the University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and consults and speaks globally, with firms and organizations that understand they are in the midst of massive culture changes. She previously served as VP of Social Impact at GitHub and the Associate Director for Ethics in Society at Stanford University. In 2015, Nicole was named a 'Game Changer' by Spelman College. She earned her BA from Stanford University ('94) and MBA from UC Berkeley ('12).

Our Track Record

We’ve had the pleasure of working with hundreds of organizations. Here are some of our past clients:

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