Diversity UK forms a Millennial Advisory Board
Diversity UK has formed a Millennial Advisory Board, reporting directly to the Trustee Board, comprising six new members from the millennial* age grouping. The purpose of the Millennial Advisory Board (MAB) is to advise Trustees on the impact of diversity and inclusion initiatives that Diversity UK undertakes on an ongoing basis. The MAB will also help with research among the UK BAME Millennial generation on issues related to career progression, gender diversity, representation in the media, civic engagement, human rights, inclusion, integration and community cohesion.
Virendra Sharma MP hosted the first meeting of the Millennial Advisory Board on 29th October 2018 at No 1 Parliament Street saying that he welcomed the formation of the group and looked forward to the initiatives that will come from it. The second meeting, hosted by Eversheds Sutherland LLP, took place on 15th April 2019 in Central London. “We’ve been discussing forming such a group for quite some time, so it is pleasing to see progress in millennials coming together to work on common issues”, said Diversity UK Trustee Rita Hunt who oversees the new board,”this group is really passionate about equality and inclusion and I am confident that with these amazing individuals, we shall be able to tackle some of the projects that matter to them the most. As Trustees we want to empower them to reflect the interests of younger generations, in a hope to improve age diversity and inclusion across various industries”.
Diversity UK Millennial Advisory Board Members
Anjali K Bakshi - Programme Officer, Akshaya Patra Foundation UK
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjali-bakshi-5172b910b/
Varun Bhanot - Head of Public Relations, Hubble UK
https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-bhanot-11547039/
Prashant Joshi - Senior Strategy Consultant, IBM
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashant-joshi-87a88619/
Parle Patel - Broadcaster & Digital Content Creator, Planet Parle
https://www.youtube.com/user/planetparle
Shivani Sharma - Undergraduate, London School of Economics & Political Science
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivani-sharma-a48225161/
Deepesh Upadhyay - Principal Associate, Tax Group, Eversheds Sutherland LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepesh-upadhyay-04b2708/
About Diversity UK
Diversity UK is a think tank to research, advocate and promote ideas for improving diversity and inclusion in Britain. It is an evidence-based initiative that seeks to influence policy, enhance civic engagement and improve the perception of the minority ethnic community in Britain. Diversity UK delivers its objectives by undertaking research, facilitating debates, hosting roundtable meetings and producing white papers. It publishes the Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech list each year and hosts the annual Paul Stephenson lecture on race and equality.
* Millennial denotes those born between the early 1980s as starting birth years and early 2000s as ending birth years.
