John Gentile

John Gentile is a nationally recognized equity and inclusion practitioner specializing in whiteness, white identity development, and white privilege. He has led workshops, facilitated dialogues and affinity groups, trained faculty, and has been featured as a keynote speaker. He is a co-founder of the conference, (Re)defining Power: White Male Voices in Diversity Work, a space for 6th to 12th grade white males students wanting to explore their role in equity and justice work. He is a founding faculty member of the National Diversity Practitioners Institute (NDPI) and serves as a principal consultant for The Glasgow Group. He has been a faculty member for the National Association of Independent Schools’ Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) since 2009. He received his master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Diversity Committee. Originally from Washington D.C., he now calls Brooklyn home.