Hannah has served for the past eight years as executive sponsor of State Street Global Pride and Friends, the company’s employee resource group focused on championing State Street’s LGBT+ employees around the globe; developing, attracting, engaging and retaining diverse and industry-leading talent; providing networking and development opportunities; and strengthening ties to the larger LGBT+ community. She also supported the 2016 launch of the Global Ally initiative across State Street, has led town halls and spoken at various Pride events globally to celebrate diversity and drive greater awareness and has promoted topics of diversity and inclusion through external media such as articles and blogs. Externally, until June 2016, Hannah served as president of the board of the Women’s Lunch Place – one of the few homeless shelters in North America that welcomes transgender people who identify as female. She also leads State Street’s relationships with external organisations such as Stonewall, HRC, Out on the Street and Out and Equal. 2017 marks the third year in a row State Street has received a 100 percent rating on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index.
