Paulette Granberry Russell, JD Bio
President

Paulette Granberry Russell, JD, is the current president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (2020-2024). She retired from Michigan State University after 22 years as Senior Advisor to the President for Diversity, Emerita. Granberry Russell is also the founder and president of North Star Consulting Network, LLC, advising and consulting on strategic diversity efforts and advancing equitable and inclusive organizational change.

      Her research interests include gender equity in STEM, campus climate and culture, and strategies for dismantling structural racism to create more equitable experiences for faculty, students, and staff of color and other marginalized identities. She has given presentations and advised institutions in countries across Africa, Brazil, and in the United Kingdom on gender equity, affirmative action, bias and discrimination, strategic diversity initiatives and inclusive leadership.

     Granberry Russell received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University and Juris Doctor from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She is a licensed attorney with the State Bar of Michigan.