he/him Portland, Oregon Trystan Reese is an award-winning author, facilitator, and organizational consultant with more than two decades of experience supporting nonprofit, healthcare, academic, and corporate organizations to build inclusive, equity-centered cultures through intercultural competence and developmental practice. Trystan's zones of genius include: - LGBTQ+ Inclusion - Transgender-Specific Inclusion Strategies - Neurodiversity - Conflict and Communication Tools As CEO and Chief Strategist of Collaborate Consulting, Trystan specializes in helping organizations move beyond surface-level equity conversations toward shared language, skillful engagement across difference, and sustainable culture change. He is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)—an evidence-based assessment and developmental framework widely used to support intercultural competence at both individual and organizational levels. Trystan brings deep expertise in applying IDI-informed concepts in practical, accessible ways that support learning across varying levels of familiarity with EDI work. The ways Trystan does his work include: - One-on-one and small group coaching - Facilitation of workshops and trainings - Strategy and consulting partnerships Trystan’s facilitation focuses on how values, worldviews, identity, and power shape workplace interactions, decision-making, and conflict. He is particularly skilled at helping organizations recognize and navigate moments of misalignment—such as microaggressions or breakdowns in trust—as developmental opportunities rather than individual failures. His work emphasizes accountability, relational clarity, and growth without shame. In addition to his consulting practice, Trystan is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, trained in courage-building and values-based leadership practices. His facilitation style blends evidence-informed frameworks with narrative practice and lived experience, supporting participants to engage complexity with honesty and care. Trystan is the author of How We Do Family and has been featured in national outlets including CNN, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and BuzzFeed. He is based in Portland, Oregon, and works with organizations across the globe.