Chris is IBM’s UKI Global Business Services People Partner, and IBM’s Industrial Sector Strategic Transformation Leader. As People Partner, he is focused on creating an inclusive working environment that empowers and supports all practitioners to do their best work. He is a senior sponsor for the BAME BRG and chairs an Inclusion Council representing BAME, gender, LGBT+, PwDA and faith groups, and actively supports all BRGs and their D&I initiatives. He also mentors colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds and provides reverse mentoring to other senior executives in IBM. Beyond IBM, Chris works with the College of Policing to assess individuals who are on track for Chief Constable roles with a view of supporting the police to create more diverse senior leadership team that represent the communities they work in.