Meet Team Diaz

Carl DuPont (he/him) believes that the future is interdisciplinary. He is an artist, innovator, and educator with a creative approach to improving peak performance for individuals, organizations, and communities. He leverages his expertise to implement strategic initiatives at the intersections of communications, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and sustainability. This includes training, programming, talent acquisition, executive presence, and utilizing holistic evidence-based solutions for organizations. His scalable strategies have been tailored to clients ranging from small cultural institutions to Fortune 100 companies.

DuPont’s unique approach draws on his experience as an international performer and published author, as well as his curiosity as a life-long learner to make the aspirational actionable. Highlights of a dynamic career include an internship in the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine Otolaryngology Department, published articles with Oxford University Press, The Laryngoscope and the Voice and Speech Review, and appearances in a recurring role on the German soap opera, Unter Uns. He has created artistic and scholarly presentations for venues in Mexico City, Salzburg, Rome, Stockholm, New York, and Miami. He is the artistic lead of the John F. Kennedy Center’s Washington National Opera Institute which he designed to focus on blending citizen artistry with elite training for high-school aged students.

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An associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU), DuPont delivers interactive workshops in the Carey Business School’s Executive Education department and one-on-one applied vocal instruction at the Peabody Institute. At Carey, his courses include Public Speaking for Professionals, Executive Presence, and Organizational Improv: Leadership for Navigating Uncertainty. At Peabody, he developed a course on art song by African American composers, co-chaired the Culturally Inclusive Task Force, and served on the Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee. His efforts recently helped recruit the most diverse and highest-ranked student body in the school’s history. He directs the Pathways to DMA program and was a part of the team that earned a $1 million dollar grant to fund it. In recognition of his outstanding contributions in this area, he achieved JHU’s Diversity Recognition Award in 2022.

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DuPont is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music (BM), Indiana University (MM), and the University of Miami (DMA). He has earned certificates in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of South Florida, Management Development and Financial Management, both from JHU’s Carey Business School. He regular sub-contracts with Diaz Inclusion Consulting and is the founder and CEO of DuPont Consulting, LLC.