Minda Harts is the bestselling and award-winning author of The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table as well as Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace. She is an assistant professor of public service at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the founder of The Memo LLC, a career development company. She was named by LinkedIn as the #1 Top Voice for Equity in the Workplace in 2020 and as one the top 100 People Transforming Business by Business Insider in 2022. She has a weekly career podcast for women of color titled Secure the Seat.