About
For thirty years, TAWNYA GANFIELD has consulted with international business executives on strategies and behaviors that work more effectively with people of other cultures. She has coached Fortune 500 CEOs and regional directors from multiple nationalities.
Ms. Ganfield’s deep understanding of culture, coupled with her managerial business experience, allows her to deliver global insights specifically focused on leadership.
She has lived and worked in Venezuela, Spain, the Dominican Republic and Belgium and traveled to dozens of other locations. As a result, she speaks French and Spanish. Ms. Ganfield has conducted cultural trainings on four continents.
Prior to owning her own global talent development consulting business, Ms. Ganfield worked for a major global consulting firm as a manager, consultant and business developer in International Human Capital. Her specialties include global leadership development, cultural integration for international mergers and acquisitions, dilemma reconciliation, cultural conflict mediation, remote global teaming, virtually managing global teams, international assignment management, expatriate program and policy development, cross-cultural training, talent development strategy design, international human resource processes for multinational corporations, inclusive remote work, and global inclusion. She trains for numerous organizations on increasing cultural intelligence, cognitive diversity and psychological safety.
Her experience includes managing global teams from industries such as high-tech, automotive, manufacturing, consumer products, medical technology, communications, mining and financial services.
Ms. Ganfield is an avid traveler, having visited over 50 countries. She enjoys dancing wherever she goes. Studying culture is her passion, academic background, professional experience and hobby. She devotes herself to continuous professional development, thus incorporating the latest tools and industry best practices into the conversation.
Ms. Ganfield received her degree in Communications from Marquette University, specializing in intercultural communication. Ms. Ganfield is a national presenter for SIETAR, the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research; is on the Board of Advisors for the Univ of Wisconsin- Eau Claire’s International Business Dpt, is on the Board of Directors for the Ulster Project of Greater Milwaukee and is a member of the Board of Directors for Eastbrook Academy.
tawnya@internationalassignmentsolutions.com / 414.899.8623