In a very candid conversation with Aoifinn Devitt, our Executive Director connects his childhood and early career at The World Bank and United Nations with the mission of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors, ensuring that the invaluable potential contributions of our community reach places of power. If you have 30 minutes to spae, listen and share your thoughts.
🏳️🌈 Where do LGBTA+ rights sit within the priorities of international development? 🏳️🌈 Why does “faith” trump fear in becoming one’s authentic self? ❇️Fabrice C Houdart is Executive Director of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors as well as an Advisor to Fortune 50 companies and a former staffer at the World Bank and UN. ❇️He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and Georgetown University, where he lectures on LGBT inclusion within international development. He is a consultant to the Asian Development Bank and a Board Member of the Canadian Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors, as well as numerous other board roles. 1️⃣We start with Fabrice’s upbringing in France and the somewhat accidental route he had into international development. 2️⃣His travel with the World Bank took him to a series of countries where that would not have been welcome – or even legal. 3️⃣We discuss what the “cost” of homophobia is – what economic growth a country forgoes by failing to include this segment of the population and failing to attract tourists from the LGBTQ+ community. 4️⃣We speak then about role models and their importance, and how, once Fabrice was comfortably out at work, he realized the strain that his “fear” of revealing his authentic self had placed him under. . . https://lnkd.in/eBFkB6Nq . . 🙏 Our fourth Pride series is supported by JPMorganChase Chase. JPMorgan Chase has long been a supporter of equality in all forms, including for the LGBTQ+ community. Starting with the very first PRIDE business resource group in 1996, they recently strengthened their commitment by creating the Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs and a full-time, dedicated team to deliver on a global LGBTQ+ agenda. The Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs partners closely with stakeholders across the firm to promote intersectionality and leverage its combined resources to deliver equity and inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees, clients, partners and communities, worldwide. Brad Baumoel #lgbtq #pridemonth #diversityinfinance #business #money #pride2024 #worldbank