The article writer is an idiot and you may be too. It says nothing about DEI expertise.
This is equivalent to dunking on scientists when a flat earther claims to be a “science expert”.
The screenshot here in this very thread specifically says that they are an expert
I can call myself a Professional Moron Noticer and point to you but that doesn’t make it true or fair.
If you were to buck the odds and say something intelligent in response it would even attack my “expertise” publicly, like a “DEI Expert” saying some racist nonsense in a published article.
“My work has included advising executives on DEI strategy and coaching leaders, as well as designing and delivering high-quality professional learning experiences for employees across all levels. I have published 12 books, over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and academic papers, and more than 125 essays and op-eds in magazines and newspapers. Foundations have invested $22.2 million into my diversity, equity, and inclusion research, and I have procured an additional $18.5 million for my center at USC.”
This is from the bottom of the article, which can be read in full at https://archive.is/RRfmZ
This man isn’t an obscure nobody, he is a core member of the DEI movement and teaches his brand of thinking to students seeking DEI degrees and other professionals. He is truly representative of the state of the whole thing and you are grasping at straws to deny it. He even brags about how much money it pulls in and how many companies and newspapers he influences.