Allison is the Global Co-Lead of the PRIDE BRG employee resource group at Mastercard where she leads efforts to drive LGBT+ employee engagement activities across the continents. Allison also works to connect colleagues across affinity groups and has created sub-committees focused on distinct and critical issues in partnership with Mastercard, including driving LGBT+ inclusive policies and benefits for employees, designing inclusive products and solutions, and being a strong partner to their external stakeholders and communities. She also leads Mastercard’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) communications globally and is a member of other affinity groups, whilst also sitting on a number of DEI-focused workstreams globally. In addition to her work at Mastercard, Allison is a writer with clips in the New Yorker, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, NBC, Slate, among many other outlets. She is also an LGBT+ advocate who has led communications for LGBT+ groups at non-profit organizations including the Pride Agenda and the ACLU.




