Molly Mead, EdD has worked and consulted extensively in the employee ownership sector, helping companies with strategic planning, financial literacy, organizational design and change work. Drawing on data that shows diverse and inclusive companies outperform their competitors, Molly works with employee-owned companies to realize that advantage.

She draws on her background as an educator in all her work,whether that is communicating to employees of a newly established ESOP what it means to be an employee owner, helping employees read company financial statements and understand how the business works, or engaging stakeholders across a company in strategic planning.

Before joining Praxis, Molly had a 30-year career in higher education, most recently at Amherst College where she was the founding director of the Center for Community Engagement and a member of the American Studies faculty. Molly came to Amherst from Tufts University where she was on the faculty of the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and the founding director of the Tisch College of Civic Life.

Molly is a national expert on the role of diversity in effective organizations. She co-authored the award-winning book, Effective Philanthropy, (with Mary Ellen Capek), in which they make the case if foundations want to do impactful grantmaking,heir staff and board need to be deeply diverse.

Molly's clients include: Tech Etch, Allied Mineral Products, McLaren Engineering Group, Metro Walls, the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, Drexel University, Lambda Legal, and the Boston Foundation.

Molly has worked with the National Breast Cancer Coalition as the educational facilitator of an internationally recognized program teaching the science of breast cancer to breast cancer advocates. Over 1500 people have gone through this program in its 25 years. Many participants in this program have gone on to partner with researchers, improving the design of breast cancer research.

Molly holds an AB from Cornell University, an MBA from Simmons College and an EdD from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.