Ingrid Tappin

About Ingrid Tappin

Ingrid Tappin is a leading strategist and visionary in inclusion, leadership, and identity development. With over a decade of experience, she supports organisations in creating innovative, future-ready teams that drive meaningful impact. As the founder and CEO of Diverse Leaders in Tech, she collaborates with global organisations such as Google, Booking.com, Remote, and Just Eat Takeaway. She specialises in helping companies leverage the power of diversity to translate complex identity dynamics into innovation and growth.

With a unique background as a co-founder of a SaaS startup and a senior manager at Accenture Talent & Organization, Ingrid combines hands-on leadership experience with deep strategic insight. Her pioneering approach helps organisations unlock the full potential of their people, guided by her VIRTUE Model—a practical framework that empowers leaders to use identity as a driver for personal and business impact.

In addition to her work in the tech sector, Ingrid is an Associate at The NeuroLeadership Institute, where she applies neuroscience insights to develop effective leadership strategies. As a guest lecturer at Nyenrode Business University, she shares her expertise with future leaders. Her personal experiences as a woman of color, LGBTQ+ leader, and mother of two teenage daughters, one of whom is autistic, deeply inspire her work and vision.

Ingrid’s upcoming book, “Identity Intelligence: Unleash Your Identity as a Superpower to Grow, Lead, and Innovate”, provides leaders with a powerful guide to harness identity as a catalyst for innovation and success.

With an international background—born in Barbados, raised in the United States, and later moving to the Netherlands—Ingrid brings a unique perspective that makes her a cultural bridge-builder and an inspiration for the next generation of leaders. Her work has a lasting impact, centering inclusion, empathy, and humanity both within and beyond the tech sector.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not ‘nice-to-haves’—they are the key to sustainable growth and business impact.