Our 2025 Judging Panel
We would like to thank our judges for kindly giving their dedication and expertise. All decisions regarding the judging process are made by our independent Judging Panel consisting of senior executives from various sector and backgrounds within the UK.
Audrey Rufus
Vice President, EMEA Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion Lead, JPMorgan Chase
Che Wheatley
Head of Marketing of Partner Events, Financial Times
Daniel Taylor MBE FRSA
Managing Director, MDC Group
Didier Lambert
Managing Director and Lead Portfolio Manager, Emerging Market Debt, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Donna Herdsman
Senior Client Partner, Head of DE&I Advisory Services (EMEA), Korn Ferry
Emile Vidal Carr
Founding Director and Head of Design, Emile Vidal Carr
Heather Harris
Chief Content Officer, Bloomberg News
Kelechi Onukogu
MD, Risk & Control Executive, Board Member & Exec Sponsor for DE&I
Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE
Freelance Arts and Culture Consultant
Mark Endemaño
Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners
Miss Samantha Tross
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Nathaniel Peat
Entrepreneur, Chair, Govt Consultant, Black Advisory Board Member, Lloyd’s Banking Group, Entrepreneur
Oba Nsuge KC
Head of Chambers, Pump Court Chambers
Phillip Wright
Managing Director, International Banking Chief Operating Officer, Wells Fargo
Sanghamitra Karra
Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Group, Morgan Stanley
Sarah Blakelock
Director, Client Services, Wellington Management
Sarah Gregory
IDE Partner, Baker McKenzie
Suki Sandhu OBE
Founder and CEO, INvolve and Audeliss
Susannah Parden
Head of Business Banking Operations & Control, Barclays
Tanya Ballaram
Managing Director, Operational Risk Monitoring & Testing, Goldman Sachs
Tim Roberts
Partner & Managing Director, UK Country Co-Leader, AlixPartners
Victoria Evans
Partner, Oliver Wyman
