Global Keynote Speaker, Healthcare and Workforce Strategist, Executive Coach

Sharon M. Weinstein is a global nursing leader, TEDx speaker, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), and award-winning healthcare innovator with more than 40 years of clinical, administrative, and academic leadership. She is Founder and CEO of SMW Group LLC, Founder of the Global Education Development Institute, and serves as Principal at Diagnostic Think and Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. Sharon partners with health systems, corporations, and global organizations to strengthen workforce resilience, executive presence, retention strategy, stress and crisis leadership, and human-centered performance. One of only five nurses worldwide holding both FAAN and CSP designations, she has authored 26 books and more than 170 peer-reviewed articles, including Healing Healthcare and Harmony by Design. Her honors—including the Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement Award, the Frist Humanitarian Award, and the Bayer Award—reflect her commitment to advancing leadership and sustainable impact worldwide.