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A committed advocate of diversity and inclusion, Deon uses his position as the LGBT+ Chair as a platform to drive change for others, working to ensure that all of his firm\u2019s policies are LGBT+ friendly and widely support marginalised communities. Deon has championed the creation of Legal & General Investment Management\u2019s transitioning at work policy, has organised educational events including Trans Inclusion in the Workplace and created an LGBT+ resource hub. Additionally, Deon has provided reverse mentoring in the form of storytelling and Q&A sessions working to build awareness and increase understanding of the LGBT+ issues in the workplace. Independent to his role at Legal & General Investment Management, Deon is a founding member and co-chair of Interlnvest, an LGBT+ network that drives inclusion for those in the investment management and savings industry. He is also a committee member of the LGBT+ stream within the Diversity Project, and actively participates in research and industry roundtables. Deon shares his experience of being an ethnic minority and a member of the LGBT+ community across social media, participation in panel discussions, and through his role as a mentor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9405,"template":"","company":[1614],"poll":[1604],"location":[1534],"industry":[],"countries":[],"yoast_head":"\nDeon Pillay - INvolve Outstanding<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/outstanding.involverolemodels.org\/person\/deon-pillay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deon Pillay - INvolve Outstanding\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A committed advocate of diversity and inclusion, Deon uses his position as the LGBT+ Chair as a platform to drive change for others, working to ensure that all of his...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/outstanding.involverolemodels.org\/person\/deon-pillay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"INvolve Outstanding\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/outstanding.involverolemodels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/12\/OUTstanding-F36-Deon-Pillay.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/outstanding.involverolemodels.org\/person\/deon-pillay\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/outstanding.involverolemodels.org\/person\/deon-pillay\/\",\"name\":\"Deon Pillay - 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