Position:
Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Company:
University of Hertfordshire
Bio:
Mohammed is the Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Hertfordshire. He has more than 25 years’ experience working in the equalities, diversity and inclusion (EDI) field working in various sectors including Local Government, Higher Education as well as the Voluntary Sector. Mohammed has been passionate about Equality and Human Rights and Social Justice from a young age. Growing up as a child of immigrant parents, a young Pakistani Muslim unsure of his identity in the midst of the multi-cultural metropolitan that Britain was morphing into during the 1980’s afforded many challenges. However, despite the challenges, it was these experiences which empowered his identity and ignited his passion to challenge cultural and societal expectations and norms, barriers and disadvantage. He is also a passionate activist for inclusion and change to ensure others don’t have to face the same challenges, barriers and lack of acceptance that he did.