Patrick has overseen the creation of GSK’s first-ever Global LGBT+ Council 18 months ago, for which he is the sponsor and Chair. The panel brings together senior leaders from across the business as well as grassroots representatives from GSK’s LGBT+ employee resource group, Spectrum, for the first time. He is a key spokesperson for GSK’s Global Inclusion Week, speaking at several sessions about the value and importance of embracing diversity. He also recorded a personal video message about (and participated in) new Safe Zone training, has funded initiatives during Pride Week to celebrate and raise awareness, and regularly blogs and posts on GSK’s Yammer and intranet sites, acting as an enthusiastic spokesperson for LGBT+ events and milestones, such as IDAHoBiT, as well as personally participating in LGBT+-related initiatives. Externally, Patrick co-founded a new network called EDIS (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health Research) in partnership with the Francis Crick Institute and Wellcome Trust. Originally intended to be LGBT+ specific, the decision was made to broaden its remit to cover I&D more generally, on the basis that an intersectional approach would be more powerful for LGBT+ whilst also benefitting other areas of I&D, such as gender, disability and race.
