Lourdes Gonzalez

Lourdes Gonzalez is a multicultural talent development and employee experience leader who blends enterprise depth with startup agility, shaped by her work at Fortune 500 organizations like BP and high-growth companies like Workday and Farmer’s Fridge.

She's driven by a curiosity for the real, human challenges leaders face when building workplaces where people, technology and performance thrive together. She also creates the free Better Work Decks, practical conversation tools rooted in her belief that better work is empowered by everyday conversations. 

Residing and working in Chicago, Lourdes continually draws inspiration from its vibrant art and food scene, along with the character-building weather that keeps everyone humble.