Arin Reeves has worked with diversity and inclusion in organizations for over fifteen years. She received her J.D. from University of Southern California and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. In her practice as a consultant on diversity issues, she has personally worked with over one hundred law firms, almost 50 Fortune 500 companies, dozens of universities and law schools, as well as various bar associations/trade organizations.

Prior to her founding the The Athens Group, Ms. Reeves gained valuable experience in the areas of discrimination conflict resolution, and organizational effectiveness as an attorney practicing in the state of Illinois. Ms. Reeves’ work with The Athens Group focuses primarily on diversity and inclusion issues within the legal profession, corporations and educational institutions. She has also served as an Adjust Professor at Northwestern University where she taught classes on law and society.

Ms. Reeves currently serves on the ABA Center for Radical and Ethnic Diversity, the umbrella organization for all of the ABA’s racial and ethnic diversity entities. She has also served as a Council Member on the ABA Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity and she was a Commissioner on the ABA Commission on Women (2003-2006) where she co-chaired the Women of Color Research Initiative. She has also served as the Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Special Commission on Diversity.

Ms. Reeves is a Fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago, and she serves on the Boards of Directors for various community organizations in Chicago. She lives in Chicago with her husband and her two children.