Yasmene Mumby

Dr. Yasmene Mumby is a sustainable leadership advisor and writer.

Purpose-driven teams invite Dr. Mumby and her firm, The Ringgold, to consult and collaborate on their strategic communications with a particular focus on equity and research initiatives.

She weaves in her technique, The Easeful Leader: The Method For Sustainable Leadership Skills For Long-Term Career Success, and combines her background in academia and wellness to coach ambitious high-level executives, managers, and business owners. Mumby guides chiefs, directors, and managers to move away from burn out and exhaustion towards sustainable leadership for themselves and the teams they lead.

She’s worked with some of the most impactful organizations in the country and world including, the ACLU, the International Rescue Committee, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Women’s Democracy Lab, National Audubon Society, Faith in Action, and Working Families Party.

Her work and commentary on leadership and well-being have appeared in various publications including CNBC, Fortune, Essence, Black Enterprise, Yahoo Finance, and Poosh.

A graduate of the McDonogh School, Mumby earned her Bachelor’s in International Studies and Master’s in Teaching from The Johns Hopkins University, along with a JD from University of Maryland School of Law and a Doctorate in Education Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

She lives with her husband and their son, splitting their time between their cozy cabin in the woods and home in the city. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga, slow living and spending time in nature.