Anderson is one of the founders of Mfriendly, Mattos Filho’s LGBTQIAPN+ employee resource group (ERG) which aims to make the firm’s work environment more diverse, equal, and inclusive. He is also a member of EmFamília, the firm’s ERG dedicated to parenting and promoting gender equality. One of his roles is to promote the multidisciplinary discussion with Mfriendly concerning LGBTQIAPN+ families, a key area of focus at the firm and across Brazil’s legal market. He has led initiatives with respect to same-sex parent families, including events on same-sex parenting and publications presenting advice on driving DEI through ERGs and covering the legal aspects of diverse families in Brazil. Anderson has also been Mattos Filho’s representative before Outstand, a group formed by large and well-known financial market players, to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and society. In recent years, he has served as a member of OUTstand’s mentoring committee, which launched a Mentoring Program to connect LGBTQIAPN+ students with professionals in the financial market, one of the first LGBTQIAPN+ mentoring programs in the industry.
