Peggy Beane is a Senior Director of Partner Development at Seramount, leveraging over 15 years of experience in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space to provide consultative advice and strategic planning. Peggy has a proven track record of successful collaborations with industry leaders including New York Power, Con Edison, Exelon, First Energy, South Jersey Industries, and the NJ Economic Development Authority.

As a creative and collaborative leader, Peggy thrives in challenging and dynamic environments, consistently delivering results that exceed expectations. Her values of integrity, empathy, and inclusion guide the way she conducts business, ensuring meaningful partnerships and lasting impact.

In her free time, you can find Peggy indulging in her passions for blogging about wine and food, crafting, and immersing herself in the world of theater.

Zsofia Duarte is a Director of Assessment and Strategy at Seramount, bringing a rich background in social research, policy, and advocacy with a focus on contemporary social issues. During her tenure at Seramount, she has led numerous high-impact global workplace assessments, aimed at evaluating and enhancing workplace equity across private, public, and governmental sectors. Zsofia excels at identifying cultural challenges within organizations and providing actionable, transformative solutions.

Prior to joining Seramount, Zsofia worked at JUST Capital. There, she worked on the human rights research team developing innovative research plans and generating dynamic research insights on how the U.S.’ top 1,000 companies are managing the human rights and community impacts of their business operations, both in the U.S. and abroad.

Prior to her time at JUST Capital, Zsofia was selected for a graduate placement at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, a leading research center committed to disrupting generational poverty through research, policy, and action. There, she harnessed both research findings and a community collaborative approach to help develop and implement services grounded in evidence-based practices and stakeholder investment.

Zsofia was awarded an MS from Columbia University and a BA with Honors from Bates College. She currently lives in NYC and finds any excuse to travel, try a new sport, or find live music.

Paule Anne Kaziewicz is a Senior Director of Assessment and Strategy at Seramount. She brings over 15 years of experience helping clients thoughtfully achieve their goals to drive culture change through evidence-based research and storytelling. Paule Anne has executed numerous groundbreaking thought-leadership projects at Seramount, including the most recent report, “From Pledge to Progress: Corporate America One Year After George Floyd’s Death.”

Prior to her current role, Paule Anne was a founding member of Bonnier Custom Insights at Bonnier Corporation, where she partnered extensively with clients in the epicurean, luxury, outdoor, and automotive industries. There, she was responsible for executing primary quantitative and qualitative research projects from concept ideation and inception through presentation of findings to support over 30 multi-platform media brands and cross-media campaigns.

Paule Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in art history and French studies from Smith College and a master’s degree in integrated marketing from New York University. A resident of New York City, she is a spirited chef, entertainer, and traveler who also speaks French fluently.

Dr. Shyama Venkateswar is the Senior Director, Learning Solutions, at Seramount. She heads up the development and design of tailored corporate strategies to tackle complex workplace culture and talent challenges and serves as an Advisor to Seramount’s partners representing a variety of industries. She has more than 20 years of experience in applying research for improved outcomes in organizations and public policy.

Shyama was previously the Director of the Public Policy Program and a faculty member at Hunter College, City University of New York. There, she led the expansion and governance of the program, crafted innovative curriculum, and played an instrumental role in implementing campus-wide initiatives for student and faculty success.

Shyama has wide experience in speaking to a variety of audiences – corporate, academic, nonprofit, and government – within and outside the U.S. She has written opinion pieces on a range of global policy issues and has been interviewed for her expertise by print and broadcast media.

She is a graduate of Smith College and received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.

Jess Kramer is Director, Event Programming at Seramount, developing impactful live experiences that shift mindsets and accelerate inclusion. At Seramount, she leads the content curation and manages programming for Seramount’s annual member and non-member marquee events advocating for diversity, equity & inclusion in the workplace. She determines program themes, designs and develops agendas, and identifies, secures, and preps 100+ speakers annually for Seramount’s virtual and in-person conferences that reach audiences of up to 2,000 people each across a wide variety of industries.

Jess is also a writer and public speaker on the topics of neurodiversity and disability inclusion in the workplace. Prior to working in events and management consulting, she worked as a writer, researcher, and editor.

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Jess enjoys live music, theater, and dancing; walking dogs at her local animal shelter; escaping the city to hike, kayak, and swim; and traveling around the world.