Research Advisory Board 

The work of Open For Business is supported by a Research Advisory Board, which provides ongoing guidance and feedback, and helps to ensure the economic case for LGBT+ inclusion is comprehensive and up to date.

 

Suen Yiu Tung

Founding Director of Sexualities Research Program, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Assistant Professor of Gender Studies; Author of studies on LGBT+ issues in Asia, including business and workplace contexts.

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Dr. Vivienne Ming

Cognitive neuroscience faculty member of Singularity University; Co-Founder of Socos Lab

Theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author who is frequently featured in The Financial Times, The Atlantic, Quartz and The New York Times; Speaks regularly on AI-driven research into inclusion and gender in business; Former visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience.

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Matteo Winkler

Professor of Law, HEC Paris

Teaches diversity and inclusion. Member of non-profit association Avvocatura per i Diritti LGBTI – Rete Lenford, which led important anti-discrimination lawsuits before Italian courts.

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Paul Jansen

Senior Advisor for Global Advocacy, OutRight Action International

Worked as International Consultant from Sitges, Spain, mainly on organisational and strategic reviews for LGBTIQ organisations and networks, as well as key population networks working on HIV issues.

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Pawel Adrjan

Economist, Indeed

Research Fellow at Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford; Economist with international experience in the finance and technology sectors; Researches global labour market trends.

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Paul Donovan

Chief Economist, UBS Global Wealth Management

Economist and author. Presenting macroeconomic and political economic views, with a focus on the economic costs of prejudice and the role of business and investors in promoting diversity and inclusion.

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Yvette Burton

Senior executive with 20+ years of accelerating business performance through leadership transformation and global workforce innovation. A trusted advisor to Fortune 50 companies, foundations, and early stage non-traditional start-ups.

Award-winning scholar-practitioner and behavioral scientist obsessed with agile practices for converting strategic market insights into hard to imitate executions capabilities.

Drew Keller

Former Global Program Director for Open For Business and researcher on the connection between LGBT+ inclusion, economic growth, and business performance.

Works with businesses, academics, and activists on exploring novel ways to improve businesses' impacts on the environment and human rights.