Abhinav is the APJC Regional Leader of Pride Inclusive Community (ERG). He is committed to driving inclusion and has been working to create awareness, sensitization and leading community building efforts at Cisco Singapore and in China. He has launched the “LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program” for the community in APJC and established a cadence of events gaining 1,000+ regional attendees and 50,000+ online outreach globally. Abhinav also revised gender-neutral policies and benefits available to the community and partnered with the Benefits team to add SRS therapy coverage to the benefits portfolio. He worked closely with the Talent Acquisition and Branding teams to develop hiring engagements and partnered with Pride Circle for the ‘RISE Job Fair’ to amplify open positions for LGBTQ+ hiring efforts. Furthermore, he developed a pipeline of NGOs working for LGBTQ+ inclusion, safety and empowerment and founded Coloring Your Closet, gender-neutral apparel and accessories to break the binary-fashion norm.
