Focus areas
What are our focus areas?
Our focus areas are where Inclusion in Finance members come together to drive meaningful change across the industry on specific topics they are passionate about.
Some are communities – built around shared lived experience or identity. Others are taskforces – created to tackle topical industry challenges or emerging opportunities.
Each focus area is led by co-leads along with practical resources that help members turn insight into action.
Our communities
Disability
Advancing accessibility, confidence and inclusion for people with disabilities across financial services.
Co lead(s): Adam Deller, DWS Group
| Zaki Orbell
Gender Equality
Driving progress on gender equality across talent attraction, progression, leadership, pay and beyond.
Co lead(s): Helena Morrissey, Chair of Inclusion in Finance
LGBTQ+
Creating workplaces where LGBTQ+ colleagues can be visible, safe and supported at every stage of their career.
Co lead(s): Ross Bradley–Rae, Aegon Asset Management
Menopause
Supporting individuals and employers to better understand, support, manage and normalise the menopause experience at work.
Co lead(s): Matt Lee, Julius Baer | Gemma Burbridge, Railpen
Mental Health
Promoting positive mental health, reducing stigma and embedding sustainable wellbeing practices across the industry.
Co lead(s): Chris Scott, Mercer | Claire Franklin, Guy Carpenter
Neurodiversity
Providing education for employers and championing and removing barriers for neurodivergent talent across financial services.
Co lead(s): Nalini Solanki | Stephanie Thompson
Race to Equality
Accelerating racial equality through action on representation, barriers to progression and creating inclusive cultures across the industry.
Co lead(s): Saira Farooq, Barings | Kelly Tran, MFS | Bernard Robinson, Northern Trust
Social Mobility
Breaking down barriers to entry, progression and opportunity for all talent.
Co lead(s): Elly Chalmers | Mawuena Akator, ICG
Working Families
Supporting carers, parents, families and employers with inclusive policies and flexible, family-friendly cultures.
Co lead(s): Monika Thorn, Aviva Investors | Monica Alvarez, Julius Baer
Our taskforces
Taskforces bring members together for a defined period to address a specific industry challenge, producing practical outputs, insights and recommendations that member firms can act on.
AI
Examining the implications of artificial intelligence for inclusion in financial services – from hiring and talent processes to workplace culture and bias.
Co lead(s): Paras Anand, Northern LGPS | Shiwen Gao, Fulcrum Asset Management
Cognitive Diversity
Building the awareness, leadership capability and practical tools needed to harness diverse thinking as a driver of innovation and better decision-making.
Co lead(s): Helena Morrissey, Chair of Inclusion in Finance | Linda Russheim, Inclusion in Finance
Intergenerational
Exploring how firms can better attract, retain and develop talent across all generations – turning age diversity into a strategic advantage.
Co lead(s): Adriana Weber, Inclusion in Finance
Non Financial Misconduct
Tackling the behaviours that undermine inclusion, trust and culture across financial services – and helping firms meet rising regulatory expectations in this area.
Co lead(s): Helena Morrissey & Linda Russheim, Inclusion in Finance