Marion has lived in Hong Kong for 12 years as an out married lesbian leader, despite 78% of HK Chinese returning to the closet when they start their careers for fear of being fired. She launched Ogilvy Pride HK, the first in Asia, in 2016 to foster a more inclusive workplace. In the past year she has spoken on the business benefits of LGBT+ inclusion at American Chamber of Commerce, The Economist and the Planet Ally Rainbow Families APAC conference. Outside of Ogilvy, she actively promotes LGBT+ inclusion benefits in business through personal media interviews, her Twitter account and interviewing LGBT+ business leaders on ogilvydo.com. She leads a pro-bono team of Ogilvy volunteers creating marketing communications for Hong Kong’s bid to host the Gay Games 2022. This effort saw the city shortlisted with Washington DC and Guadalajara, Mexico in March 2017. She is also a long term undergrad student mentor for the Queer Straight Alliance at Hong Kong University, guiding future business leaders on navigating LGBT+ issues in the Hong Kong workplace and dealing with D&I policies in interviews.
