Denise has continued an extensive career focusing gender equity, developed through her leadership, talent, and transformation remits. She founded Equity in Leadership purposed to achieve executive and board equity for women; is President of Lean In Network Energy, a global non-profit for advancing gender equity in the energy sector and beyond; and is in her final months of her PhD by Research, focusing on gender equity in executive leadership for women.
Denise is a speaker, conference chair and moderator at global conferences; an invited contributor for webinars, podcasts, and articles; and led the LINE team in their segment on Bloomberg TV’s Advancements with Ted Danson, broadcast globally.

Well-qualified, credentialled and practiced in a variety of leadership, transformation and emotional intelligence programs including The Leadership Challenge, 4 Disciplines of Execution, MSCEIT (Mayer, Salovey, Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test) and ETaC (Ekman’s Evaluating Truth and Credibility). She has also developed and conducted mentoring and coaching programs. An original and inspired thinker, Denise is defined by her tireless energy and commitment to make real change by creating a legacy of advancing gender equity. She is frequently described as a ‘straight-talker’ and ‘inspirational’.