Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey

CEO

Washington, District of Columbia, United States18 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • National Geographic Explorer with global cultural insights.
  • 3x TED Speaker sharing unique perspectives on self-leadership.
  • Ph.D. in Ethno-navigation, blending ancient wisdom with modern leadership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cultural Leadership Consultant with expertise in self-mastery and public speaking.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipConsultingCultural AnthropologyPublic Speaking

Other Skills

Diversity & InclusionTravelAdventure TravelPersonal DevelopmentPersonal Brand StoryVisual StorytellingCommunicationSpeech WritingResearchTelevision DirectingKeynote SpeakingEntrepreneurshipCEOsStrategic ThinkingWriting

About

I've circled the globe 14 times. Not as a tourist. But as a student. As a National Geographic Explorer, I lived among the most remote cultures in the world, master navigators who cross oceans without instruments, elders who carry centuries of wisdom. I went looking for the secrets of navigation. What I found was deeper: the ancient science of self-leadership. Every great wayfinder I studied possessed the same quiet discipline. They governed their attention. They ruled their inner world before they attempting to guide others. That discovery changed everything. Today, I advise senior leaders on the discipline most leadership programs skip: personal sovereignty, governing your mind, your attention, your standards before you lead anything or anyone else. This is not motivational content. It’s the daily, unglamorous practice of self-mastery, witnessed in indigenous elders, studied in my Ph.D. research in ethno-navigation, and refined through decades at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern leadership. Self-leadership is the territory most leaders never map. I've spent my life mapping it. Follow along for uncommon perspectives on self-mastery, personal sovereignty, and the inner discipline that precedes outer achievement. 3x TED Speaker | United Nations Visionary Award Recipient | Ph.D. Ethnonavigation From those who’ve experienced my work: “Elizabeth's timeless insights provided critical unlocks to our team and will no doubt do the same for a broad audience.” Ashley Grice, CEO BCG BrightHouse "Elizabeth is a spellbinding presenter who embodies an inimitable coherence as a daring explorer, visionary, and courageous advocate for cultures around the world." Dr. Chellie Spiller, Leader-in-Residence, Oxford University "Elizabeth has greatly honored her cultural heritage. She is superbly qualified for her global quest to find and protect the essence of at-risk cultures." Captain Don Walsh, National Geographic, Ocean Elder

Experience

Bcg brighthouse

BrightHouse Luminary

Oct 2020Present · 5 yrs 5 mos · United States

ConsultingDiversity & Inclusion

Crowley group

Global Director

Mar 2018Present · 8 yrs · United States

Leadership

Ted conferences

TED Speaker

Dec 2012Present · 13 yrs 3 mos · United States

  • Global Speaker. Keynote Addresses include Oxford University, the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institute, and Harvard University.
Diversity & InclusionPersonal DevelopmentPublic Speaking

National geographic

Anthropologist, Filmmaker, TED Speaker

Jan 2008Present · 18 yrs 2 mos

TravelAdventure TravelCultural Anthropology

Education

Stanford University School of Engineering

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Union Institute & University

Doctor of Science — Anthropology

Jul 1995Jun 1999

Stanford University School of Engineering

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

University of Hawai'i

Anthropology

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