John Gentile (He/Him) currently serves as Assistant Head of School for Community Engagement and Belonging at Oakwood School. Most recently he served as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Calhoun School. He is a founding faculty member of the National Diversity Practitioners Institute (NDPI) and serves as a principal consultant for The Glasgow Group. He is a co-founder of the conference, (Re)defining Power: White Male Voices in Diversity Work, a space for 6th to 12th grade white males students wanting to explore their role in equity and justice work. He has been a faculty member for the National Association of Independent Schools' Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) since 2009. He received his master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as the co-chair of the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Diversity Committee. Originally from Washington D.C., he now calls Long Island home.