Being born in Japan, growing up Asian in LA, and living through the AIDS epidemic, Moriaki had a long journey to finally coming out at EY, when he became part of the EY ERG “bEYond” steering committee. In this capacity, he has participated in various panel discussions and lobbied to enhance LGBT policy at EY. He has also established the LGBT ERG in Tokyo which led to the successful hiring of the first openly LGBT staff member in the Japan office. He is a regular mentor to ERG members from London, and has spoken at EY events on the difficulties of coming out as an LGBT employee in a professional environment in Japan. When in Japan, he became the official “Unity” (LGBT ERG) sponsor and the executive leader. In this leadership role, Moriaki led the change to enhance the social programs for EY LGBT employees such as marriage recognition and childcare benefits. Externally, Moriaki is a regular speaker at events for LGBT+ non-profit organisations, and encouraged EY in Japan to produce a video as part of the “It Gets Better” campaign.
