Paula Edgar

About this Speaker

Paula T. Edgar, Esq. is CEO of PGE Consulting Group LLC, a firm that provides training and education solutions at the intersection of professional development and diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Paula is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator, conducting live and virtual presentations for clients across industries.  Paula develops customized programming for all engagements and her areas of diversity expertise include unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, and allyship. Her professional development skill set includes personal branding, relationship building, and mentor/sponsor best practices. Paula encourages all participants to Engage Your Hustle™- her business tagline, mantra, and method to elevate their professional endeavors. 

Paula is active in numerous organizations, including the New York City Bar Board and past President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA). Paula is also a 2015 Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) Fellow, an Ellis L. Phillips Foundation Trustee, and she’s on the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Academy Alumni Association. 

Paula practiced law for the New York City Commission on Human Rights and her experiences also include several leadership roles focused on talent development and inclusion.

Paula has been featured in publications including the New York Times, Bloomberg Law, Essence Magazine, Shondaland, and Business Insider. 

Paula received the Ruth Whitehead Whaley Service Award from the Association of Black Women Attorneys (ABWA), the Network Journal Magazine’s “40 Under Forty”, the  Ms. JD “Woman of Inspiration”, and the A Better Chance “Rising Star” award.

Paula received her B.A. in Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton, and her J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law.  Connect with Paula on paulaedgar.com, Linkedin, and Twitter (@PaulaEdgar).