As Chair of Spectrum Hong Kong, Barclays’ LGBTQ+ employee resource group, and Co-Chair of Spectrum across APAC, Colin plays an active role in formulating and delivering Barclays’ LGBTQ+ strategy and is a primary partner on all LGBTQ+ initiatives in the region, focusing on initiatives designed to attract and retain LGBT+ talent. Separately, Colin is the APAC lead for Barclays’ global Legal DE&I Council, focusing on DE&I initiatives specifically relevant to the Legal team at Barclays and within the broader Legal profession. Colin has recently helped to establish Transitioning at Work Guidelines for colleagues and managers in each Barclays location in APAC and was instrumental in establishing trans-inclusive bathrooms throughout Barclays’ Hong Kong offices. Additionally, Colin regularly participates in internal and external thought-leadership events highlighting the business case for LGBTQ+ DE&I and sharing the challenges that continue to be faced by the LGBTQ+ community in APAC. His goal is to pivot the role of Barclays’ regional employee resource group from being an internal networking group for LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies to being a driver of change in the broader industry and external communities in which Barclays operates.
