Maria Morukian

Maria Morukian is the Practice Director for Leadership and Management at Management Concepts. She is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of integrated leadership and management solutions for the federal and commercial sectors, including training programs, consulting and facilitation, and coaching and mentoring for leaders at every career stage.  Maria specializes in diversity and inclusion, intercultural competence, generational diversity, organizational transformation and strategic planning.

Prior to joining Management Concepts, Maria was a leadership development specialist for the U.S. Department of State, where she designed, developed and delivered leadership and management training programs for foreign affairs professionals, provided executive coaching, and facilitated organizational development and strategic planning solutions across the Department.  Maria also served as the Executive Director for the National MultiCultural Institute, where she led efforts to develop and deliver customized organizational change initiatives focused on diversity, inclusion and intercultural competence for organizations in the public, commercial and nonprofit sectors. 

Maria earned a dual Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan in Organizational Studies and Spanish, and a Master’s Degree from American University in International Communication.  She is a certified coach and has served as adjunct faculty at American University and George Washington University, teaching graduate level courses on designing intercultural training.  Maria regularly speaks at events and conferences on various leadership topics, and has presented for Georgetown University’s Center for Organizational Transformation, American University’s Intercultural Management Institute, and the NextGen Summit for Government Leaders.  She also co-authored Designing & Implementing Diversity Initiatives: A Guide for Organizational Culture Change.