London Stock Exchange welcomes LGBTQ+ Board Alliance to announce their global launch

The LGBTQ+ Board Alliance officially launches at the London Stock Exchange with a mission to turn policies into representation by dramatically increasing the number of LGBTQ+ individuals on corporate boards worldwide.

The LGBTQ+ Board Alliance builds on years of pioneering work and the complementary strengths of its founding organisations: Audeliss, INvolve and Out Leadership. The union of these three organisations positions the LGBTQ+ Board Alliance as the authoritative organisation advancing LGBTQ+ inclusion on corporate boards on a global scale. No other organisation rivals the depth and breadth of the LGBTQ+ Board Alliance’s expertise.

The team celebrating on the balcony at LSEG during the welcome ceremony.

“While the adoption of LGBTQ+ inclusive corporate board policies continues to increase each year in the nine years since Out Leadership began focussing on board diversity, translating those policies into actual LGBTQ+ representation on boards has been disappointingly low. LGBTQ+ individuals continue to lag too far behind in actual representation on corporate boards in proportion to the number of policies.”

Todd Sears
Founder & CEO of Out Leadership

“The gap in representation underscores a critical challenge: policies alone don’t guarantee representation. While companies are formalising their commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion, actual appointments of LGBTQ+ leaders to board positions continue to lag. That’s why Audeliss, Involve and Out Leadership partnered to form this new global organisation—to address the shortage of LGBTQ+ individuals on corporate boards worldwide. It’s time to turn inclusive policies into real representation at the highest levels of corporate leadership.”

Suki Sandu
Founder & CEO, Audeliss & INvolve

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