Bridge Cultures,
Grow Markets
Maximize Your Ability
to Lead Across Cultures
As AI transforms every industry, meaningful human interaction grows ever more essential. The foundation of business growth rests on a team's capacity to connect and build trust across cultures.
The Multicultural Leadership Institute is your partner in this nurturing these skills. As a leading cross-cultural leadership training firm, we equip your leadership teams to engage and mobilize every colleague and client.
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Our Distinctive Approach
Led by Joy Chen, former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and executive recruiter for Fortune 500 leadership, we combine global leadership expertise with innovative insights from across the social sciences. Utilizing premier psychometric assessments, we equip your teams with the tools to enhance their cultural understanding and competencies.
Together, we navigate the complexities of worldwide markets, transforming potential challenges into potent drivers of growth. Join our network of visionary organizations shaping the 21st century.
JOY CHEN
A trailblazer in global leadership and cross-cultural market engagement
Joy Chen, CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute (MLI), is a trailblazer in global cross-cultural leadership development. A former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and executive recruiter for Fortune 500 CEOs and Board members, her leadership has spanned three continents and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, The Economist, and Vogue China.
As Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, Joy led economic and workforce development for a culturally diverse city whose workforce speaks 90+ languages. Her initiatives, aimed at equipping Angelenos with the necessary skills for global economic success, endure as policy benchmarks. Transitioning to the corporate sphere, Joy joined Heidrick & Struggles and over seven years recruited global leaders across North America, Europe, and Asia.
The pivot to leadership development was serendipitously sparked by the success of Joy's leadership blog in China, launching her there as a keynote speaker, author, and training organization founder serving millions in Asia and the Americas.
At the Multicultural Leadership Institute, Joy and her team deliver training that integrates global leadership expertise with insights from across the social sciences, enabling audiences to connect across cultures to achieve ambitious growth targets.
Decoding Corporate America’s Unwritten Rules
Global Leadership Mastery
Empower your teams to deeply engage, motivate and mobilize colleagues and clients from all backgrounds.
Inclusive Leadership Mastery
Enable your teams to recognize and leverage cultural differences as catalysts for innovation and growth.
Multicultural Leadership Accelerator
Equip your high-potential multicultural talent with the customized development they need to succeed in corporate leadership roles.
Asian Leadership Accelerator
Empower your Asian professionals to navigate Corporate America’s unwritten rules and build the Western EQ skills to advance.
Keynotes by Joy Chen
Engage and empower your audiences to greater leadership effectiveness across all global and domestic markets.
Watch Joy Chen in Action
Experience how Joy inspires and elevates leaders and teams worldwide.
Bridge Cultures, Rise Faster - Get Joy's Newsletter
An insider guide to success for first-gen corporate professionals. Joy Chen—former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and Fortune 500 CEO headhunter—shares how to win in today’s corporate world.