Abhishek has co-founded initiatives and been the country head of LGBT+ DE&I support groups at the workplace for the past 5+ years. As the India Head of GLAM, at McKinsey & Company, he enabled a thought leadership session by the Asia Lead at India’s first-ever LGBTQ+ job fair and launched a national campaign led by the India Country Director (” It Gets Better India ”) in 2020. He has helped pioneer inclusion at educational institutions by moderating the panel to launch India’s first “Statement of Commitment on Gender and Sexual Diversity” at BITS Pilani (2021) and led a sensitization roundtable with faculty members at the Plaksha University (2022). In his new role, he is continuing to work with senior leadership and human resource leaders to set up a Pride ERG. Outside of work, he has co-founded Qonnect, a platform to turbo-charge the careers of queer professionals. With 350+ global queer members, 200+ mentorship members, and members from across 10+ countries, the initiative has enabled admission to US Ivy-League Business Schools and jobs at top strategy, investment banking and impact consulting roles. Via playbooks, webinars and podcasts, he hopes to continue creating sustainable safe spaces for all.
