WHO WE WORK WITH

Partners in Building
Belonging.

Our clients vary in size, sector, and location — but they share one commitment: developing strong leaders capable of imagining and building belonging spaces. We help them translate that commitment into everyday actions that drive personal transformation and reshape their organizations.

1000+

Organizations served

4

Sectors

10+

Years of impact

IN THEIR WORDS

What Our Clients Say

Real results from leaders across corporate, government, education, and the nonprofit world.

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Rhodes Perry Consulting consistently delivers exceptional results with their deep subject matter expertise and strategic thinking. They are masterful coalition builders, known for their integrity and unwavering commitment to ethical practices. Partnering with them has been invaluable to our organization's successes — they are a trusted partner who always does the right thing, even in challenging situations.

Mark Grimes
Former Owner, NedSpace

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Rhodes and his team know how to easily engage with leaders from many different backgrounds. They have the rare ability to reach across the aisle, engage in respectful dialogue, and collaborate with executive leadership teams with diverging opinions to advance their DEI commitments. The firm brings humor, compassion, and expertise — a winning combination — to meet people where they are, while forging a shared pathway forward to build a belonging culture at work.

Kelli Houston
Chief Diversity Officer, Community Health Plan of Washington

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Rhodes Perry has worked with us from the beginning of developing the getREAL Initiative. Thanks to his leadership, we have a robust network of child welfare thought leaders working together to improve social safety net services for LGBTQ+ young people involved in child welfare systems, ultimately leading more children and youth thriving into healthy and happy adults.

Bill Bettencourt
Senior Associate, Center for the Study of Social Policy

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Collaborating with Rhodes and his team was a gift! His expertise and wisdom are impressive, and I truly felt encouraged by all the possibilities. My company now has a clear pathway to build more safety, trust, and belonging at work as we advance our DEI goals. Our work together has greatly reduced my anxiety about the future of work.

Autumn Wylder
gPRIDE Chair
Genentech

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We needed a tech solution to manage our gender inclusion commitments, particularly monitoring our quarterly goals, and found our solution working closely with Rhodes Perry Consulting. Now we have a much better sense of how we are advancing our DEI goals by sharing tangible results with our stakeholders.

Cassie Salinas
Metro

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One of the nation's smartest experts on transgender policy matters, Rhodes offers an important perspective to ensure that the needs and concerns of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive people are appropriately represented. His consultancy helps implement life-saving policies by connecting key stakeholders with concrete practices to improve the well-being of underrepresented communities.

Mara Keisling
Founding Executive Director
National Center for Transgender Equality

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We successfully launched our supplier diversity program, after working with Rhodes and his team. Our program met two core goals we had going into the project: 1) grow more wealth in our community, and 2) increase the quality of our vendor pool. Rhodes delivered these results and then some!

Kitty Miller
Chief Administrative Officer,
Home Forward

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Graceful leadership comes from a place of confidence and humility. Combining those qualities with passion and a deep understanding of the needs of LGBTQ+ young people navigating the challenges of poverty and you have Rhodes. I've learned so much from watching Rhodes help my Agency improve our services for LGBTQ+ communities.

Gladys Carrión, Esq.
Former Commissioner
NYC Administration for Children's Services

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Strategic, substantive and creative are three words that immediately come to mind when I think of Rhodes' leadership style. The support, guidance and collaboration his firm offered my team has and remains an invaluable asset as we continue to improve social services for LGBTQ+ young people living in Los Angeles County. For those organizations struggling to implement inclusive DEI policies designed to transform organizational culture, definitely consider working with Rhodes Perry Consulting.

Lisa Parrish
Former RISE Director
Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Community Center

THE ROSTER

Trusted Across Sectors

From Fortune 500 companies to federal agencies, universities, and national nonprofits — see everyone at a glance.

Colleges & Universities

Higher-education partners

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Corporate

Companies building inclusive cultures

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Government

Public-sector agencies

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Non-Profit

Mission-driven organizations

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