Since joining Avanade, Paul O’Regan has been a passionate advocate for increasing visibility, engagement, and support for the LGBTQ+ community across the company globally. As Chair of Avanade’s LGBTQ+ Employee Network for both the UK and EME regions, Paul has led networking events, workshops, and educational seminars. Most recently, he spearheaded an event for IDAHOBIT, featuring a guest speaker from the SOGIESC Unit of the Council of Europe, who addressed employees worldwide on the standards and mechanisms the Council uses to uphold and promote human rights for all individuals.
Paul played a central role in Avanade’s first submission to the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, helping establish a baseline to guide the company’s ongoing inclusion and diversity efforts. Following this, he was instrumental in updating Avanade’s maternity, paternity, and adoption leave policies to include more inclusive language—ensuring recognition and support for families of all structures.
