Who we are

Jan is the Global Inclusion Director at Aviva, the UK's largest and Europe’s leading provider of life and general insurance. Previously, Jan has worked for British Gas and BT, and she has been managing partner of two successful marketing consultancies; antennae and BLUEdOOR.

She is chair...

Mohsin Zaidi is a barrister specialising in white collar crime at leading criminal set 6KBW College Hill. Before transferring to the Bar Mohsin was a solicitor at magic circle law firm Linklaters LLP, working on international disputes between global financial institutions and FTSE 100 companies...

Ros is the Chief Operating Officer and Equality and Diversity lead for Amnesty International UK and has been working in finance and resources roles in the charity sector for the last 10 years. She is also an active member of the Amnesty LGBTI network, the Board Treasurer of the British Institute...

Jonathan is a trainee solicitor at Reed Smith, an international law firm with offices across the US, Europe and Asia.

Jonathan is a determined advocate for autistic representation in the workplace. As a trustee of national charity Ambitious about Autism, where he leads on employment, and...

Catherine is the Chief Executive of Askham Bryan College, one of the largest specialist land-based colleges in England. Catherine is also the Commanding Officer for the College’s first CCF unit.

Formerly, she was the Chief Executive of the Law Society of England and Wales and prior to...

Richard is the Distribution Director for Swinton Insurance. He has worked in the financial services sector for more than 30 years, holding senior leadership positions at Barclays, Bank of New York, Thomson Reuters and Lloyds Banking Group. During this time he also co-founded LINK (the LGBT...

Simon is the Chief Executive of the National Union of Students; a role he has held since May 2015. Prior to this, Simon was the Chief Executive of Brook, the young people’s sexual health charity. He also previously worked at the National Children’s Bureau, where he held a number of positions...

Katie is a station manager for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service where she has worked predominantly in response and fire safety roles for 17 years. This includes a national role with the Chief Fire Officers Association and a secondment to the Fire Service College in Gloucestershire, where she...

Sheldon is the Senior Director of Mergers at the Competition and Markets Authority, where he is responsible for UK merger control enforcement. He is a qualified solicitor and prior to joining the CMA he practiced law at King & Wood Mallesons, counselling a range of UK and international...

Phyll is co-founder and Executive Director of UK Black Pride. She is also the Head of Campaigns for the largest civil service trade union, PCS. Phyll brings with her an unwavering commitment to workplace equality and social justice, which has secured her a seat on the TUC LGBT Committee....

Tim is the founder and Managing Director of Alder Media, a London-based agency specialising in crisis PR and issues management. He is a director of travel PR firm MyTravelPressOffice and a Specialist Partner of Pagefield Communications. He is also a trustee of the charity Parents and Abducted...