Nicole Nero, ED.D

Dr. Nicole Nero serves as Yardstick Management’s Global Head of the Management Consulting practice. She is responsible for facilitating client workshops and trainings and oversees Yardstick Management’s Consulting practice. Before joining Yardstick, Nicole served as a Consultant in the rapidly expanding EdTech industry. In her most recent role at CampusLogic, Nicole led the strategic adoption and training efforts for enrollment solutions clients.

Nicole’s mission as a Consultant is to leave people and teams better than she finds them: more encouraged, better equipped, and in a better position to win! Her experience has given her the unique ability to support clients by purposefully aligning their organizational values with their strategic goals.

Nicole holds a BSBA from Auburn University in Human Resource Management with a minor in Marketing. She also received an MBA from Auburn University at Montgomery. Additionally, she earned a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Southern Methodist University.

Sparked by her former role in campus recruiting for Deloitte, Nicole’s doctoral research focused heavily on job attainment for minoritized groups. Nicole was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, where her passion for DEI work was first sparked as a young intern for the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Nicole now resides in Dallas, Texas.

Outside of professional interests, she enjoys travel, very slowly learning to play her guitars, and all things Peloton. She is also a proud co-founder of DRA Lending, a non-profit microlending organization for entrepreneurs in the South Dallas community, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.