As an openly gay man at BNY Mellon, Dario strives to be a role model and actively works towards creating a culture of inclusion that empowers talent. He previously led EMEA operations of the LGBT+ Employee Resource Group, PRISM, and was active in the network’s re-launch in 2016. Dario leads Employee Development in PRISM EMEA and has overseen talent development and mentoring schemes for LGBT+ employees. He also personally mentors many employees and is invested in fostering diversity in all of its forms across the company. He is focused on increasing managers’ engagement with the LGBT+ agenda and successfully led the pilot of a Reverse Mentoring programme. He has also served as an active relationship manager between BNY Mellon and OUTstanding, regularly encouraging company involvement with OUTstanding events and programmes. Externally, Dario is a vocal advocate for adoption rights, and has spoken extensively about adoption at LGBT+ family events in the corporate and public sphere. He is a Board Member and Treasurer for New Family Social, an organisation focused on LGBT Adoptive and Foster Families. He has also joined Diversity Role Models, an organisation that works directly with young people to tackle homophobic bullying in schools across the UK.
