Paula T. Edgar, Esq. is CEO of PGE Consulting Group LLC, a firm that provides training and education solutions at the intersection of professional development and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Paula is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator for clients across industries. Paula’s professional development skill set includes personal branding, relationship building, and mentor/sponsor best practices. Paula develops customized programming for all engagements and her areas of diversity expertise include unconscious bias, microaggressions, and allyship.

Additionally, Paula is the host of the Branding Room Only podcast which is dedicated to sharing career stories, strategies, and lessons learned on how industry leaders and influencers have built their personal brands.

Paula is active in numerous organizations, including her roles as a New York City Bar Board Officer, a Commissioner of the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Commission on Women in the Profession, a Diversity Fellow for the ABA’s Criminal Justice Section, a past President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), and a founding Board Member of The Black BigLaw Pipeline, Inc.

Paula was a 2015 Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) Fellow, a Trustee of the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, and a former member of the Executive Committee of the Deerfield Academy Alumni Association.

As an attorney, Paula practiced employment and workplace discrimination law and her professional experiences also include several leadership roles focused on talent development and inclusion.

Paula was featured in the New York Times, Bloomberg Law, Essence Magazine, Business Insider and others. Her impact was recognized by several organizations, including receiving the CUP 2023 Law Catalyst Award, the Ruth Whitehead Whaley Service Award from the Association of Black Women Attorneys (ABWA) and the Ms. JD “Woman of Inspiration” award.

Paula received her B.A. in Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton, and her J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law. 

Connect with Paula on paulaedgar.com and LinkedIn.