Alex Walsh is a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone’s Private Equity Group in London, and an active member of the LGBTQ+ inclusion taskforce, OUT Blackstone. OUT Blackstone’s mission is to create a supportive environment in which employees can bring their full selves to work. Programming is predominately focused on employee engagement opportunities aimed at raising awareness around issues of importance to the LGBTQ+ community, including internal networking events, educational speaker series and social events. Since joining the firm in March 2022, Alex has brought new energy to the taskforce, successfully raising LGBTQ+ awareness at a senior level, as well as focusing efforts on expanding the OUT London taskforce. This includes designing and delivering sessions with Queer Britain and the Albert Kennedy Trust; providing employees with the tools and knowledge required to drive real change. Alex also works closely with diversity partners SEO London, Black Women in Asset Management, #10000BlackInterns, Bright Network, Women in the City Afro-Caribbean Network & Women Societies Alliance to ensure that inclusion initiatives remain both intersectional and a priority.
