Harjit is an Executive member of Deutsche Bank’s dbPride network and the Ally Champion for Deutsche Bank’s Group Audit department. Leading dbPride’s subcommittee for Programmes, Harjit is responsible for setting out the objectives and leading key initiatives to help make the bank a more open and inclusive work place for LGBT colleagues. These initiates include, developing an LGBT graduate mentoring programme, mapping out the LGBT career lifecycle to help identify the risk points within an individual’s career, as well as developing an Allies Guide to provide support and guidance on how to become a proactive ally. Harjit also helps raise awareness of LGBT issues and inclusion by engaging globally with bank’s Allies in regional offices such New York, Frankfurt and more recently Mumbai and Bangalore, helping Deutsche Bank meet its commitments to uphold the UN Standards of Conduct for Business to tackle discrimination against LGBTI People. Externally, Harjit actively supports the Proud Professional Parents network, is a volunteer with Diversity Role Models, and has attended Stonewall training on being an effective LGBT role model. He is also actively involved in OUTstanding, as an alumnus of the Future Leaders programme, and regularly sits on panels and speaks at events.
