Ramkrishna initiated the LGBT+ ERG at Intel India and nourished it to current strength of 650+. Despite social stigma & penalizing laws in India, he came out at work and has shared his story to sensitise the leadership and the organisation. He has designed innovative events which led to organisation wide engagement with the ERG including C-suite executives, global leadership, to new joiners. Additionally he ideated and led the execution of a “Global Ally Campaign” at Intel, was responsible for raising the Pride Flag celebrating pride month, and his persistent efforts led to the establishing of All Gender Restroom in India (only site outside of US with such a restroom) as a step towards transgender inclusion. Externally, Ram has been a speaker at various forums such as Out & Equal India webinar, NASSCOMM D&I Summit, Diversity Best Practices Conference, etc. Additionally, his work “In & Out –The Indian LGBT Workplace Climate Survey 2016” co-authored with MINGLE has played a crucial role in progressing the conversation in Indian workplaces. He is currently compiling an online collection of stories titled “101 Coming Out Stories from India”.
