Empower, Heroes and Outstanding Role Model Lists

Tom is the number 1 Senior Executive on our Empower Role Model Lists 2024. As one of the most senior Black Executives in the UK, Tom has provided guidance and leadership to ethnically diverse employees and allies at Diageo. He is also a Board Director at the Bank of England, a Trustee at Comic Relief and a Patron of the Amos Bursary in the UK. Additionally, Tom has continued to be one of the driving forces behind the Parker Review.

Martina is the number 1 Executive on our Heroes Role Model Lists 2024. Martina is the Executive Champion for S&P Global’s Diversity Research Lab, which explores the impact of gender diversity on the markets and the path to equality in the workplace. She is also the Executive Sponsor of WINS (Women’s Initiative for Networking and Success), an S&P Global People Resource Group that is 7,000+ members strong in 30 chapters across the globe.

David is our Outstanding Role Model Lists 2024 number 1 Executive. Under David’s stewardship, the LV= Pride Network continues to thrive and deliver impact ensuring better LGBTQIA+ awareness, with colleagues creating a cohort of allies because of the activity. Additionally, diversity data participation is up by almost 200%. David has ensured that DEI is baked into LV’s culture and he has a clear ambition for LV=, that everyone should be able to be their authentic selves at work.

Jo is the number 1 Future Leader on our Empower Role Model Lists 2024. Alongside her main role at Google, Jo collaborates with UK initiatives focused on empowering the careers of racially diverse communications professionals through The Xec and as a Trustee of the charity, the Taylor Bennett Foundation. Her impact also extends to France, where she has built a groundbreaking network of racially diverse comms professionals.

Catherine is the number 1 Future Leader on our Heroes Role Model Lists 2024. Catherine sits on the DE&I ERG Leadership Committee and in 2022, co-founded the bank’s EMEA Gender-ERG, engaging and leading colleagues to drive systemic change for a balanced, inclusive and equitable workplace. She also is founder of the Women in Business Society, a global non-profit professional development community serving 1000+ women and is a UN women representative and member of the House of Commons Business & Parliament Forum, influencing new governmental policies to support women entrepreneurs.

Bruna is the number 1 Future Leader on our Outstanding Role Model Lists 2024. Bruna has served as Global Co-Chair for Out@In (LinkedIn’s LGBTQ+ Network) between 2021/2023. In this role she led a global team of 50+ leaders with presence across 23 offices. As the Global Co-Chair, she was responsible for setting and executing the mission and vision, overseeing annual strategic plan and she serves as the primary partner to the Diversity & Inclusion team and Executive Sponsors. Bruna is also a visible lesbian leader and has featured in employee videos centered around Pride month and LGBTQ+ topics.

Scott is our Empower Role Model Lists 2024 number 1 Advocate Executive. To advance an inclusive culture and DEI awareness at ABM, Scott helped launch employee resource groups, championed the Inclusive Team Member Training program, increased its diverse supplier spend, advocated for more mentorship programs, and fostered deeper relationships with diverse partner organizations, among other initiatives. Scott serves on several committees and philanthropic boards, including the Cleaning Coalition of America and the Board of the Outreach Project.

Christoph is the number 1 Advocate on our Heroes Role Model Lists 2024. Under Nick’s leadership, Greene King is dedicated to fostering a diverse and equitable workplace. He supports Greene Sky, an employee-led inclusion group focused on empowering women, plus three other groups focused on making a difference at Greene King around issues relating to disability (Ability); Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (Unity) and the LGBTQ+ community (Village Greene). These groups’ impactful work has earned recognition, including nominations for the British Diversity Awards and European Diversity Awards.

Rebecca is the number 1 Advocate on our Outstanding Role Model Lists 2024. As well as her role as Deutsche Bank’s Chief Operating Officer and member of the Management Board, Rebecca is a co-Sponsor of dbPride, Deutsche Bank’s Employee Resource Group for LGBTQ+ and ally employees. Rebecca is at the forefront of advocating for an inclusive work environment in the bank and encourages employees to stand alongside LGBTQ+ colleagues to draw on diverse views and experiences to better support the bank’s clients.

Hillary is the top Role Model for disability inclusion on our Enable Role Model List 2024. Hillary is an agency-signed model, a paratriathlete and a passionate advocate for disability inclusion. Alongside being a Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), she co-founded BCG’s AccessAbility@BCG Network in 2019, which has grown to over 1,700 members worldwide, focusing on disability, chronic illness, mental health, and neurodiversity. Through AccessAbility, Hillary has helped advance mentorship, educational campaigns, and access to accommodations; she has organized and moderated events with prominent advocates like Ali Stroker and Lolo Spencer.

April is the top Role Model for mental health inclusion on our Enable Role Model List 2024. At S&P Global, April is a champion of DEI disability inclusion in the Philippines. In 2022, she co-founded and led the Philippine chapter of REACH, a people resource group within the company dedicated to advancing opportunities for employees impacted by disabilities. Under her leadership, REACH Philippines launched several important initiatives, including disability sensitivity training sessions, discussions on workplace accessibility with the National Council on Disability Affairs and the Philippine Business and Disability Network, and collaborations with organizations such as the Autism Society Philippines, Best Buddies Philippines, and Virtualahan.

Jonathan is the top Role Model for neurodiversity inclusion on our Enable Role Model Lists 2024. Jonathan advocates for neurodiversity and disability inclusion, having reached 30,000+ people, and as a former trustee of Ambitious About Autism and youth council chair he initiated the charity’s first employment campaign, securing £100,000+ in funding and creating job opportunities for hundreds. Recognized as one of the UK’s most influential disabled individuals, he has served on UK Government’s Expert Advisory Board for disability employment, and has co-authored key DEI reports and served on international councils (including the Diversity Council of the International Trademark Association) to advance inclusion.