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Diversity and Inclusion Leaders – Accelerating workplace inclusion

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Inspirational d&i Leaders

Which diversity and inclusion leader inspires you the most?

We asked 350+ international diversity and inclusion professionals this question as part of the d&i Leaders Global Benchmarking Survey 2021.

Below we highlight these inspirational individuals nominated by their peers. We encourage you to connect and follow them on social media so they can inspire you too!

This list will be updated annually and offers a tiny snapshot of some of the many inspiring people accelerating workplace inclusion across the globe.

Who inspires you? We encourage you to share who inspires you in the comments on our LinkedIn post about the list here. 

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Inspirational d&i Leaders 2021 

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Aiko Bethea

Principal Consultant
RARE Coaching & Consulting LLC
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Anneliese Singh

Chief Diversity Officer
Tulane University
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Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

CEO
Stemettes
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Ara Tucker

SVP, Head of Talent and Culture
Audible
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Asif Sadiq MBE

Senior Vice President, Head of Equity and Inclusion, International
Warner Media International
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Ayse Ozpirincci

Co-Chair
Future Talent Council
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Barbara Whye

VP Inclusion and Diversity
Apple
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Barry Boffy

Head of Inclusion & Diversity
British Transport Police
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Bev Shah

Founder and CEO
City Hive
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Prof. Binna Kandola

Co-founder and Senior Partner
Pearn Kandola
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Brené Brown

Founder and CEO
Brené Brown Education and Research Group
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Brian Lamb

Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion
JPMorgan Chase & Co
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Brian Reaves

Senior Vice President, Chief Belonging, Diversity, and Equity Officer
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
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Brian Tippens

VP, Chief Sustainability Officer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Camilla Astrid-Robinson

Senior Culture Specialist (Internal Communications and Inclusion Lead)
Checkout.com
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Candi Castleberry Singleton

VP, Diversity Partnership Strategy and External Engagement
Twitter
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Candice Morgan

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Partner
GV (Google Ventures)
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Caroline Casey

Founder
The Valuable 500
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Cecilia Weckstrom

Senior Global Director
LEGO Group
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Charlotte Sweeney OBE

Founder and Managing Director
Charlotte Sweeney Associates
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Chuck Stephens

Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity, & Belonging
Booking.com
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Cynthia Bowman

Chief Diversity and Inclusion and Talent Acquisition Officer
Bank of America
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Daisy Auger Dominguez

Chief People Officer
VICE Media Group
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Dr. Denise O’Neil Green

Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion
Ryerson University
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Dr. Doyin Atewologun

Director
Delta Alpha Psi
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Edleen John

Director – International Relations, Corporate Affairs & Co-Partner for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The Football Association
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Elizabeth Griffin

Indigenous Employment Strategist
Minderoo Foundation
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Faye Jenkins

Head of Social Impact and Inclusion
BAM Nuttall
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Felecia Caldwell

Director of Workforce Equity
City of Seattle
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Felizitas Lichtenberg

Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion
SumUp
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Fiona Vines

Head of Inclusion & Diversity and Workforce Transition
BHP
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Fleur Bothwick OBE

Director of Diversity and Inclusion EMEIA
EY
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Frank Douglas

CEO
Caerus Executive
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Gudrun Sander

Director
Competence Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
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Hannah Awonuga

Global Head of Colleague Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion
Barclays
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Hannah Munro Grantham

Head of Inclusion and Diversity, Group Transformation
Lloyds Banking Group
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Helena Morrissey DBE

Chair
The Diversity Project
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Ian Moses

Senior Inclusion Diversity & Equity Leader
Amazon Web Services
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Isabelle Pujol

CEO & Founder
Pluribus
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Ivy Kusinga

Chief Culture and Talent Officer
Chubb
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Jacqui Gavin BEM

Culture, Inclusion & Belonging Manager
Britishvolt
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Jenn Barnett

People & Culture Director, Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Wellbeing
Grant Thornton UK LLP
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Jennifer Brown

Founder & CEO
Jennifer Brown Consulting
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Jennifer Willey

CEO
Wet Cement
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Johanna Keech-Jowers

Divisional Director, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing
Ministry of Justice UK
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Johannes Donath

Senior Manager Diversity & Inclusion
adidas
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John Amaechi OBE

Founder & Everyday Jedi
APS Intelligence
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Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey

Founder & Managing Director
Element of Inclusion
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Julie Dennis

Head of Diversity and Inclusion
ACAS
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June Sarpong

Director of Creative Diversity
BBC
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Justine Thompson

Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
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Karen Harvey-Cooke

Organisational and Staff Development Manager
Cardiff University
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Karen Blackett OBE

CEO
GroupM UK
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Dr. Karen Salt

Director
Centre for Research in Race and Rights, University of Nottingham

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Kate Nash OBE

CEO
PurpleSpace
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Katherine Conway

Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Aon
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Katie Burke

Chief People Officer
HubSpot
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Kristen Anderson

Board Member
Women on Boards
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Lance A. LaVergne

Chief Diversity Officer & SVP, Global Talent Acquisition & Associate Experience
PVH Corp.
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Lauren von Stackelberg

Chief Equity Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Tate & Lyle
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Leena Nair

Chief Human Resources Officer
Unilever
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Lily Zheng

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategist and Consultant
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Loraine Martins OBE

Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Network Rail
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Lynne Woodward

Head of Equality and Human Rights
Leicestershire Police
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Madison Butler

Founder and CEO
Blue Haired Unicorn
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Prof. Marcia Wilson

Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Open University
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Mark Lomas

Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
High Speed Two (HS2)
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Mary-Frances Winters

President and CEO
The Winters Group Inc.
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Michael Bach

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
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Michelle MiJung Kim

CEO
Awaken
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Michelle Penelope King

Managing Director
Equality Forward
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Miranda Wayland

Head of Creative Diversity
BBC
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Moninne Griffith

CEO
BeLonGTo
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Morenike Ajayi

Founder
Career Nuggets
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Nicky Thurston

Inclusion Officer
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
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Nina Strassner

Head of Diversity & People Programs, Germany
SAP
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Oona King

VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Snap Inc.
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Pamela Hutchinson

Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Bloomberg LP
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Paulette Cohen

Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Barclays
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Pauline Miller

Chief Equity Officer, EMEA
dentsu International
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Polly Williams

Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Royal Academy of Engineering
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Priscilla Baffour

Head of Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok Europe
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Rachel Reese

CEO
Global Butterflies
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Rukasana Bhaijee

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead, EMEA Technology
Google
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Sandra Kerr CBE, OBE

Race Equality Director
Business in the Community (BITC)
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Sarah Winship

Inclusion and Diversity Lead EMEA
Jacobs
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Sarah Gosiewska

Culture Inclusion Engagement Lead
Thames Water
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Shaheen Akram

Global Head Diversity & Inclusion
ING
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Sheree Atcheson

Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Valtech
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Stephen Frost

CEO
Included
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Sue Black OBE

Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist
Durham University
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Tamara Vasquez

Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion
S&P Global
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Tiernan Brady

Global Director of Inclusion
Clifford Chance
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Tunde Banjoko OBE

Founder
Making The Leap
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Udy Archibong MBE

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)
University of Bradford
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Val Garside

HR Director
Penguin Random House UK
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Verna Myers

VP, Inclusion Strategy
Netflix
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Wanda Hope

Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Johnson & Johnson
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Yasmine Sadri

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor
International School of Geneva
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Yvette Forrester

Vice President, Digitization and Business Change
BNY Mellon
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