Andrea D. Carter

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Andrea D. Carter is an organizational scientist and a global, award-winning neuroscience-based consultant whose work focuses on workplace belonging and cultural transformation. She is an Adjunct Professor at Adler University in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, a Forbes Business Council member, and a TEDx speaker.

Carter is the founder and CEO of Andrea Carter Consulting, which partners with organizations to measure and strengthen belonging using data-driven surveys, leadership training, and evidence-based consulting rooted in her Belonging First Methodology™. Her signature research, Canada's largest workplace belonging study, surveyed more than 3,500 employees across 13 TSX-listed mining companies, and her findings have since been validated across 150,000+ workers in eight industries. In March 2026, she delivered the closing keynote at the Global Workplace Happiness Report launch at Google's London headquarters. She speaks with students, schools, and organizations around the world.

Her core message: belonging is not how people feel. Belonging is how people perform.

Find Andrea online:
Consulting: https://andreacarterconsulting.com
Belonging First Methodology: https://belongingfirst.com
Substack (Rethink Culture): https://andreadcarter.substack.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreadcarter/
Adler University faculty page: https://www.adler.edu/faculty-engagement/faculty-directory/carter-andrea-d/

Experience

  • –present
    Adjunct Faculty, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Adler University

Publications

  • 2025
    Preventing ‘revenge quitting:’ 5 things workplaces can do to help employees feel like they belong., The Conversation. https://quantum-pulse.news/preventing-revenge-quitting-5-things-workplaces-can-do-to-help-employees-feel-like-they-belong-248411
  • 2024
    Belonging in the workplace: methodology for fair and equitable data analysis. , CIM Journal, 15(3), 117-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/19236026.2023.2267941
  • 2024
    From loneliness to belonging post pandemic. , Advances in Social Networking and Online Communities, 209-232. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5190-8.ch011
  • 2024
    Leading your work through polarized spaces: How belonging can build bridges in divisive times. , https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/12/12/leading-your-workforce-through-polarized-spaces-how-belonging-can-build-bridges-in-divisive-times/
  • 2024
    In the face of DEI backlash, belonging plays a key role to future success. , The Conversation. https://quantum-pulse.news/in-the-face-of-dei-backlash-belonging-plays-a-key-role-to-future-success-230289
  • 2023
    Belonging, performance, and engagement. , Advances in Social Networking and Online Communities, 285-306. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5190-8.ch015
  • 2022
    Belonging Within the Workplace: Mixed Methods Constructivist Grounded Theory Study for Instrument Validation and Behavioural Indicators for Performance & Governance, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: The Sciences and Engineering Collection; Publicly Available Content Database. (2716586005) https://www.proquest.com/docview/2716586005

Professional Memberships

  • Canadian Psychological Association

Honours

2024 Women Changing The World Innovation Award, 2024 Woman Changing The World MicroBusiness of the Year, 2024 Winner for Coalition of Innovative Leaders Against Racism, 2025 Top 100 Entrepreneurs & Innovators, 2025 Strategic Advisor To Watch

Contact Andrea for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision