Harvey L. PhelpsExecutive Advisory
Keynote · Facilitation · Boardroom Counsel
Access opens
doors. Strategy
builds institutions.
doors. Strategy
builds institutions.
The Advisor
Harvey L. Phelps is an executive advisor, author, and facilitator whose work sits where enterprise requirements, public opportunity, inclusive procurement, and measurable growth meet.
His career spans aviation, insurance, construction, facilities, healthcare, telecommunications, and public affairs — anchored by a specialty in translating institutional need into qualified execution.
Co-author of Unconscious Bias: A Book About People, Harvey has facilitated bias-awareness and leadership programs for corporations, cities, and school districts across the United States.
The Point of View
"The opportunity is not complete until the right people can find it, qualify for it, and perform."
Harvey speaks from lived boardroom experience — no theory-only. Every keynote closes with an actionable framework the room can carry out on Monday.
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Signature Topics
Six Talks · Six Frameworks
01 · Keynote
Inclusion as Operating Strategy
Reframing supplier diversity from ceremony to enterprise performance — a four-pillar model tested in aviation and public procurement.
02 · Keynote
Unconscious Bias in the Boardroom
How implicit assumptions shape hiring, procurement, and partnership decisions — and what disciplined leaders do about it.
03 · Fireside
The Translator's Craft
Six decades of connecting enterprise buyers with qualified suppliers — the relationship infrastructure that lets both sides move.
04 · Workshop
Contract Readiness by Design
A working session for capable businesses preparing to compete for enterprise and public-sector scopes.
05 · Panel
Aviation, Facilities & the Real Supplier Field
Case-driven conversation on inclusive procurement in aviation, facilities, and infrastructure — informed by the DFW record.
06 · Executive
Legacy Planning for Leaders
Private counsel for senior executives navigating institutional partnerships, complex stakeholders, and the transition beyond title.
Selected Record
2026
Urban Chamber Hall of Fame
Induction · Las Vegas
2016 – 2024
Metrics2Results, Senior Vice President
Co-author, Unconscious Bias: A Book About People. National corporate, municipal, and education audiences.
2006 →
Corporate Diversity Officer, ERMC · DFW Aviation
40% minority subcontractor participation reported.
2012 – 2016
HLP & Associates · Inclusion Associates
Diversity, inclusion, and contracting facilitation platform.
Recent Audiences
Corporate diversity offices · Fortune 500
Municipal supplier-inclusion forums
Aviation & facilities procurement councils
School district leadership teams
Chamber of commerce annual programs
Executive boards & advisory councils
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