Geffrye Parsons (he/him) is the Founder and CEO (‘Chief Empathy Officer’) of The Inclusion Imperative, a best-practice Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) consultancy which helps commercial organisations, and their leaders and staff, harness the power of inclusion as a key strategy for wellbeing, organisational learning and superior business outcomes.

Geff is a thought leader and driver of positive change in the DE&I space. Although his particular expertise lies in LGBTQIA+ inclusion, he focuses heavily on its intersectionality with other marginalised characteristics to promote a holistic approach to inclusion. Challenging received wisdoms and practices, he facilitates culture shift, and encourages business learning by focusing on matters such as leadership, authenticity, empathy, compassion, psychological safety, intersectionality, allyship, conscious inclusion, bias management and imposter syndrome at work.

Geff has been decorated for his LGBTQIA+ inclusion work in particular by the British LGBT Awards, the PinkNews Awards, The Guardian’s ‘Pride Power List’ and OUTstanding.