Marie-Claude Dumas is just as comfortable leading complex infrastructure projects in all corners of the globe as she is managing diverse teams of employees at home. She’s risen to the top of a highly technical, male-dominated field by working hard, but also by leading with warmth, openness, and curiosity.

She’s well aware of the challenges brought by blind spots or unconscious biases, and she believes in the necessity of a holistic approach to diversity and inclusion. For Marie-Claude, the roadmap to greater opportunities for the next generation of women leaders is not a metric to be obsessively tracked, but an uncompromising commitment to core values that value differences in team members because it ignites the innovative ideas and solutions.