Edie Fraser is Managing Director and Chair of the Diversity Practice at Diversified Search Ray & Berndston. Ms. Fraser has over four decades of experience in supporting diversity at the most senior levels for corporations, organization and government in the U.S. and globally. She is devoted to the advancement of minorities and women and is the recipient of over 35 major diversity awards including: The Enterprising Women Hall of Fame; the eWomen Network International Femtor Award for Lifetime Achievement; the Count-Me-In Leader Entrepreneurial Award; the Euro-American Women's Council Artemis Award Presented, Athens and sacred island of Delos. She also received the First Global ATHENA Award in Athens Greece; and the AMERIGROUP Women of Color Award, Washington DC.

Edie was Founder and CEO of Diversity Best Practices (DBP), a member service for diversity practitioners where she designed the CEO Diversity Leadership program, including the prestigious CEO Diversity Awards. She was publisher of the CEO Magazine, The Diversity Primer and The Diversity Officer. Other significant publications include College Enrollment and the WOW! Facts series, which are demographic resources filled with data. Edie is also the founder of the Business Women's Network (BWN), which offers memberships, a clearinghouse and a network for business with the focus on entrepreneurial growth. She has served as publisher of major recognized resources including The Directory of Women's Associations and is the author of the book Risk to Riches: Women's Entrepreneurship in America.