Amber Cabral
AAmber Cabral is a TED and keynote speaker, author and Inclusion and Equity Strategist focused on helping organizations of various sizes and industries to create and execute strategies to achieve sustainable leadership and inclusion objectives. She is the founder and principal consultant at Cabral Co., where her work has touched thousands of people, including Fortune 500 executives and senior leaders at multi-billion dollar global organizations worldwide. Amber is best known for delivering respectful, authentic, and no-nonsense training, strategies, and content rich with simple but impactful steps and eye-opening insights that inspire change.
Formerly a Senior Strategist on the Global Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion team at Walmart Stores, Inc., Amber has experience developing and executing strategies to achieve transformational culture change, embed diversity objectives, and inclusive behaviors into the employee lifecycle to ensure business relevance and representation. During her tenure with Walmart, Amber also served as a Global Talent Management leader, designing and launching several organizational development programs, revamping the Mentor Me program, and expanding the Corporate Intern experience through achieving attraction and retention objectives.
Prior to her time at Walmart, Amber spent eight years in health insurance serving in customer support and advocacy roles of progressive responsibility. During her career at Blue Care Network of Michigan, Cabral was appointed as a lead for corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives and was recognized for supporting the creation and launch of company-wide diversity training.
Amber completed her thesis research project on andragogy (adult learning theory) to achieve a Masters in Organizational Leadership and Management from Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Amber’s passion for culture and people development extends beyond her professional role. She serves as the Board Chair of Brown Girls Do, Inc™, best known for its ballet arm, Brown Girls Do Ballet™, an organization committed to promoting diversity in the arts by providing annual scholarships, a mentor network, dancer resources, and community programs to empower young women and girls.
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Amber currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She is visibly passionate about improving representation, education, access, and opportunity for underrepresented and marginalized people. She completed her first book, Allies and Advocates, published by Wiley Publishing in 2020. Her second book, Say More About That released in July 2022. In her free time, she writes articles on race, culture, and working-class life, hosts a podcast called Guilty Privilege, consumes copious hours of audiobooks, and loves a good concert.