Kaizen Reporting is a RegTech growth company focusing on improving the quality of regulatory reporting data in the financial services industry. Kaizen was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation in 2017 and has won other accolades for its pioneering approach to quality assurance. Throughout his legal career in financial services, Geno has promoted an inclusive culture in his teams and diversity as a business strength. He encourages those from BAME backgrounds to be ambitious and strive for fast track career progression and has acted as a mentor to colleagues with a focus on their personal professional development. In addition, he is keen to support minority candidates who aspire to advance their careers and has helped to facilitate professional opportunities. Outside of the workplace, Geno was a Community Governor for 8 years at a school in Southwark on a socially deprived housing estate which housed many families from BAME backgrounds. He was also involved in Young Enterprise, a charity which has the aim of helping young people in schools understand the world of business. Geno was also previously a volunteer at the Brixton Community Law Centre which offered probono legal advice to those in the local community who didn’t have access to legal services.