Abhishek previously led the India Chapter of GLAM, McKinsey & Company’s network of LGBTQ+ colleagues, and helped organize its first-ever participation in Pride Marches in Bangalore, Delhi, and Mumbai, India. He spearheaded a firm-wide ‘Ally Engagement Campaign’ showcasing personal change stories. The campaign led the India office to have one of the fastest-growing Ally communities in Asia. In his role, he enabled external partnerships, for example with India’s first-ever LGBTQ+ job fair. Abhishek curated a town hall of senior ‘out’ business leaders virtually for 500+ participants. Abhishek has also co-founded Qonnect, a mentorship and networking platform for queer professionals in India. He co-founded one of India’s first LGBTQ+ campus groups, QUEst at IIM Bangalore. He continues to be actively involved via podcasts, published reports, and fundraisers and is working on playbooks to help DE&I initiatives for the LGBTQ+ community in India to scale and sustain.
