Sophia A. Nelson is an award winning author, global speaker, university lecturer and journalist. She writes about women's leadership transformation, self-care and wellness, emotional intelligence, and how to strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Nelson has written for some of the nation's biggest news outlets and magazines: Essence, USATODAY, The Washington Post, NBC News, The Daily Beast, CNN OPINION, Business Insider, Women in the World, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. She is currently a columnist for theAtlanta Journal Constitution, and she is a regular on network and cable TV as a legal, cultural and political analyst. Nelson is the author of four best-selling non-fiction books, Black Woman Redefined, The Woman Code, E Pluribus One, and Be the One You Need. Nelson is the 2024 Varner Vitality Academic Award Lecturer at Oakland University, and she holds a juris doctorate degree from American University Washington College of Law.