Jacqueline Carter

Jacqueline Carter is a managing partner and leadership development expert who empowers global companies to cultivate human-centric workplaces. After co-authoring One Second Ahead: Enhance Your Performance at Work with Mindfulness with Palgrave Macmillan in 2015, Jacqueline Carter solidified her position as a leading voice in leadership development. This seminal work, which focused on enhancing performance through mindfulness, was followed by The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results, published by Harvard Business Review in 2018. Drawing on over two decades of experience in consulting and management, Carter has applied her expertise across public, private, and non-profit sectors in countries including Canada, the US, Australia, and Singapore, cultivating human-centric workplaces globally.

Her client roster includes globally recognized brands such as Cisco, Disney, Accenture, Kimberly-Clark, IKEA, and Royal Bank of Canada, where she has helped foster more human approaches to work. Her insights have also reached broader audiences through publications in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. In addition to her published works and consulting, Carter is a sought-after speaker, delivering keynotes at prominent events such as the AMEDIRH HR International Congress and the Mobilize Women Summit, where she addresses critical topics like compassionate leadership and navigating turbulent times. Looking ahead to 2025, Carter is set to release her highly anticipated book, More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead, with Harvard Business Review Press, further cementing her position at the forefront of modern leadership thought.