Ben was appointed the UK LGBT+ & Allies Network Co Chair for Standard Chartered in January 2016, following a spate of inactivity for the network. As well as reinvigorating the network for its current members he has worked with a team of newly appointed committee members to reach beyond those who openly identify as LGBT+. This has included a Bank-wide Pride initiative where all employees were given rainbow coloured paraphernalia, organising the Bank’s first queer awareness / gender fluidity talk and a joint event with the Parents & Carers Network on Surrogacy & Adoption. Externally, he has contributed to the UN Human Rights corporate principles for tackling LGBT+ discrimination in Brussels and is enrolled on a volunteer mentorship program for young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, where LGBT+ issues are hugely pertinent.
