Birgit Neu is a senior DEI advisor and the former Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at HSBC, with a broad career spanning multiple sectors including digital, retail, publishing and financial services. She was named in the Top 20 Diversity Professionals in Industry 2020 by the Global Diversity List, Head of Diversity of the Year at the 2019 European Diversity Awards and was included in Diversity Global magazine’s 2019 Top 15 Champions of Diversity. Birgit is a founding member of the 30% Club’s Strategy Best Practices Working Group focussing on commercial DEI best practices, and is a regular contributor to thought leadership across different aspects of DEI and ESG for leading organisations worldwide.
For her work with the 30% Club’s Strategy Best Practices working group and its “Are You Missing Millions?” report, advancing best practices to drive inclusive commercial outcomes for gender and beyond.