Steven Lewis, Senior Legal Counsel at Capital One, advances LGBTQ+ inclusion through workplace leadership, legal advocacy and community service. As Lead of Out Front Canada and part of Capital One’s international LGBTQ+ network leadership team, he has helped strengthen policies, connect LGBTQ+ colleagues across borders and develop the next generation of employee leaders.
Outside work, Steven helped shape more inclusive cancer-screening guidelines for trans and non-binary people in Ontario and has advocated for trans inclusion in Canadian rugby. A former Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law Section, he also co-founded the Rainbow Griffins, an inclusive rugby club.
His intersectional work on accessibility and disability rights, including helping draft Canada’s federal accessibility regulations, reflects his commitment to intersectional inclusion. Steven is passionate about mentorship, representation and turning advocacy into lasting change.
