Dr. Kim Stephens is the president of Project Alive, a nonprofit organization that is a powerful voice for children and adults with Hunter Syndrome, bringing together families and advocates with researchers, industry, and regulators. Having a son with Hunter Syndrome herself, this is also a personal mission for Kim. She frequently speaks as a rare disease advocate at conferences and events and serves as a mentor and resource for newly-diagnosed families. Kim is also the founder of Inclusive Thinking – a consulting company dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion through research, education, and strategic planning. Before founding Inclusive Thinking, she had a twenty-year career with IBM, most recently as the Global Diversity & Inclusion Communication and Education Lead. She has spoken at conferences around the world and conducted workshops on unconscious bias, cultural awareness, women's leadership, accessibility and other topics. In addition, Kim is an Associate Professor at Lincoln Memorial University teaching management and leadership in the MBA program. Kim earned her doctorate in Business from Georgia State University and focused her dissertation on implicit bias and the role of transformational conversation and social identity on behavioral change.