Rex Wilde (they/them) is a nonbinary LGBTQ+ speaker, educator, and business consultant. In March 2019, Rex produced the Transcend Career Fair, the largest transgender career fair in the world. This event, featuring over 75 businesses and 500 transgender & gender diverse participants, received national media coverage from CBS, NBC, and Telemundo.
With over 10 years of experience in LGBTQ+ education, Rex uses experiential learning models to provide a welcoming environment for individuals to engage & learn about transgender identities & workplace inclusion. Rex has provided training for over 250 companies including Spectrum/Charter, UPS, Sweetgreen, Sundance Institute, the County of Los Angeles, and the California Workforce Development Board.
In 2021, Rex coined the initialism TGX+ (transgender and gender expansive) to advance the conversation of gender diversity and acknowledge the expanse of identities that exist across the spectrums of sex and gender and the shifts that will occur for generations to come.
A southern California native, Rex graduated with honors from Chapman University in 2011, earning a degree in Sociology with an emphasis in critical race & gender studies. Rex currently sits on the Transgender Inclusion Task Force for the National (NGLCC) and the Los Angeles (LAGLCC) LGBTQ+ Chambers of Commerce.
Learn more about the work they are doing at www.rexwilde.com.
