Elizabeth Kerry Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for global Diversity & Inclusion as well as Site Engagement for the Americas and European offices.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for establishing and engaging the firm on the business case for diversity and inclusion including the Board, Executive Committee, and other key stakeholders, in order to deliver and embed all inclusion related activityProviding diversity and inclusion thought leadership, guidance, and support to HR and other teams Managing all diversity and inclusion content including internal and external communications, branding, and campaigns throughout the firm Reviewing policies and processes and creating essential guides and frameworks in order to integrate inclusive practices throughout the organisation which focus on talent attraction, retention, and development and ensure regulatory compliance and competitive positioningCollaborating with the L&D and HR business partners on performance management, talent development, recruitment, flexible working, and other projects External ambassador for diversity and inclusion at Hermes through leading and participating in external working groups and establishing new strategic relationships, including with client and peer organizationsOwnership of external reporting requirements including the Gender Pay Gap and Women in Finance CharterAchievements:Created and implemented the firm’s first D&I strategy, which outlines a three yearplan of activity along the themes of leadership, practices, and people, following a thorough audit andanalysis of the firm’s activity and inclusion needsDrafted a proposal which was approved by our Executive Committee to make best practiceenhancements to our maternity, shared parental, and paternity leave policies and practicesCreated an Inclusive Recruitment Guide to minimize bias in the recruitment processEstablished an Inclusion Committee, comprised of senior individuals, with responsibility for drivingthe diversity and inclusion strategy throughout the firmInitiated Inclusive Leadership & MHFA TrainingEstablished and project managed employee focus groups and an engagement survey

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for strategic development and implementation of the firm’s UK diversity and inclusion program, concentrating on areas including gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, working families, disability, and age .Responsible for strategic development and implementation of the firm’s UK wellbeing program, concentrating on areas including mental, physical, social, and financial wellbeing.Working with our Global Diversity Partner, UK Regional Managing Partner, Head of HR UK and operational teams to embed diversity and wellbeing activity into all HR and business processes. Working with our business development teams to deepen client relationships through leveraging diversity and wellbeing related activities.Management of Diversity Coordinator and oversight of six employee networks.Project managing global and UK diversity and wellbeing projects.Speaking at and attending legal sector and wider best practice sharing events/conferences.Board member (Hogan Lovells Operational Lead) for the City Mental Health Alliance.Achievements:Awarded EY’s National Equality Standard, a rigorous benchmark developed for business by business, recognising the work the firm has done to address issues of equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK.Initiated and delivered an award winning gender transitioning policy which includes guidelines for the transitioning individual, line managers, and the HR and recruitment teams, and received national and industry press coverage.In 2017 we jumped from 57 to 17, our highest ever ranking, in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, a guide to the UK’s top LGBT friendly employers.Won or ranked in over 20 UK diversity and wellbeing awards and lists since I joined, including Times Top 50 Employers for Women, Stonewall WEI, Best Employers for Race, and Top 30 Employers for Working Families.Developed and launched a new employee network for millennials which has been shortlisted for several awards.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom