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Paula T. Edgar Bio

Paula T. Edgar, Esq. is CEO of PGE Consulting Group LLC, an organizational strategy firm that provides training and education solutions at the intersection of professional development and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Paula is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator, conducting live and virtual presentations for clients across industries. Paula develops customized programming to maximize the experience for attendees, ensuring they leave informed and inspired to have a lasting impact both individually and within their organizations. Her professional development skill set includes personal branding, relationship building, mentor/sponsor best practices, and business development. Paula’s areas of diversity expertise include unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, and allyship. Paula encourages all participants to Engage Your Hustle™- her business tagline, mantra, and method to elevate their professional endeavors.

Additionally, Paula is the host of the Branding Room Only podcast which is dedicated to sharing career stories, strategies, and lessons learned on how industry leaders and influencers have built their personal brands.

Paula is also a committed civic leader. She is active in numerous organizations and social justice initiatives, including her roles as a New York City Bar Board Officer, a Commissioner of the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Commission on Women in the Profession, a Diversity Fellow for the ABA’s Criminal Justice Section, a past President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), and as a founding Board Member of The Black BigLaw Pipeline, Inc.

Paula was a 2015 Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) Fellow, a Trustee of the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, and a former member of the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Academy Alumni Association.

As an attorney, Paula practiced employment and workplace discrimination law for the New York City Commission on Human Rights and her professional experiences include several leadership roles focused on talent development and inclusion.

Paula has written for and been featured in a wide array of publications including the New York Times, Bloomberg Law, Essence Magazine, Shondaland, and Business Insider.

Paula’s impact has been recognized by several organizations, including receiving the CUP 2023 Law Catalyst Award, the Outstanding Non-Traditional Career Award from the National Bar Association's (NBA) Women Lawyers Division, tthe Ruth Whitehead Whaley Service Award from the Association of Black Women Attorneys (ABWA), and the Ms. JD “Woman of Inspiration” award. She has also been recognized by the Network Journal Magazine as a “40 Under Forty” Achievement Awardee, and as a “Rising Star” by A Better Chance.

Paula received her B.A. in Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton, and her J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law.

Stay up to date with Paula at paulaedgar.com and LinkedIn.

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Paula's Roles and Recognitions

Roles

Board Officer, New York City Bar Association
Commissioner, American Bar Association (ABA)’s Commission on Women in the Profession
Past President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA) (2016- 20018)
Board Member, My People’s Keeper
2015 Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) Fellow
Diversity Fellow, ABA’s Criminal Justice Section (2002 - 2024)
Founding Board Member of The Black BigLaw Pipeline, Inc.
Trustee of the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation
Past member of the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Academy Alumni Association

Recognitions

Outstanding Non-Traditional Career Award, National Bar Association's (NBA) Women Lawyers Division
Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) 2023 Law Catalyst Award
Ruth Whitehead Whaley Service Award from the Association of Black Women Attorneys (ABWA)
A “40 Under Forty” Achievement Awardee by Network Journal Magazine
A Ms JD “Woman of Inspiration”
A “Rising Star” by A Better Chance