Michael Bach

Michael Bach is nationally and internationally recognized as a thought leader in the fields of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. He is the founder and former CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and CCDI Consulting. Bach has received repeated recognition for his work, including being named as one of the Women of Influence’s Canadian Diversity Champions, the Inspire Award as LGBTQ Person of the Year, and the Out on Bay Street, Leaders to be Proud of LGBT Advocate Workplace Award. He is the author of Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right (Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Amazon best-seller, recipient of the silver 2020 Nautilus Book Award in the category of Rising to the Moment), and Alphabet Soup: The Essential Guide to LGBTQ2+ Inclusion at Work (Toronto Star best-seller)