myGwork Partners Shine in the 2026 Outstanding LGBTQ+ Role Model Lists

Thirty-three people from 27 myGwork partner organisations appear in the 2026 Outstanding LGBTQ+ Role Model Lists: eight in the Top 100 Executives, 19 in the Top 100 Future Leaders and six in the Top 45 Advocates.

Published each year by INvolve, the Outstanding lists recognise LGBTQ+ professionals who are changing their workplaces for the better. Some lead from the boardroom. Others are building networks, rewriting policies and opening doors early in their careers.

For myGwork, the lists are a reminder of what our partners' commitments look like in practice. Behind every inclusive employer are individuals who chair the network, sponsor the policy change and show up visibly as themselves. Here are the partner colleagues recognised this year.

Top 100 Executives: leading from the top

Eight senior leaders from myGwork partners made the 2026 Top 100 Executives list.

Michiel Kolman, Senior Vice President and Academic Ambassador, RELX (parent company of Elsevier). A long-standing Executive Sponsor of Pride at RELX, Michiel led the RELX World Pride Summit at Amsterdam WorldPride and chairs the board of Workplace Pride.

Luca Condosta, VP HR and Global LGBTQ+ Program Lead, ABB. Luca helped engage more than 7,700 ABB employees in Pride activity in 2025 and sits on the boards of Workplace Pride and EPBN.

Wesley Bizzell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Altria. Wesley co-founded Altria's Mosaic LGBTQ+ employee resource group in 2013, went on to chair it globally and launched its LeadingOut series.

Emily Hamilton, VP Group Change, RS Group. Emily is Vice Chair of the RS SPECTRUM network and Deputy CEO of Trans in the City, and founded QuinsPride at Harlequins RFC.

Antoine Mercadel, VP Employee Experience, Criteo. Antoine has spoken openly at Criteo about life as an LGBTQ+ parent and helped bring all-gender restrooms to the company's key offices.

Simon Reeves, Director, Technology, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Simon sits on the EBRD's Executive Diversity & Inclusion Steering Group and sponsored the Sofia Pride Business Forum and Bulgaria's first Inclusion Awards.

James Allan, Head of Wise Assets, Wise. James helped make Wise more supportive of LGBTQ+ families and introduced his own family to more than 5,000 colleagues at a company Mission Days event.

Wayne Spillett, General Counsel & External Affairs Director, VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions), part of the Vodafone family alongside VodafoneThree. Wayne is Executive Sponsor of the VOIS LGBTQ+ & Friends Network and a trustee of Stonewall Housing.

Top 100 Future Leaders: the next generation

Nineteen colleagues from 17 partner organisations feature in the 2026 Top 100 Future Leaders list, four of them in the ranked top 20.

In the top 20

Matias Caldez, Fiscal and Strategy Manager, JTI (ranked 8th). As Global Co-Chair of JTI's PRIDE network, Matias shifted its focus from awareness to leadership-led, allyship-first action and co-convened an Allyship Summit in Turkey.

TJ Richards, Senior Governance, Risk, Control & Engagement Manager, Santander UK (9th). TJ chairs the Santander Embrace Network, which grew its membership by 119% in two years, and helped secure gender-affirming healthcare in the bank's private medical insurance.

Calum Ridyard, Product Owner & UX Lead, Arup (14th). Deputy Co-Chair of Arup's Connect Out network, Calum has driven public Annual Lectures and better healthcare benefits for trans colleagues, and organises the firm's Birmingham Pride activity.

Marcus Wade, Global Channel Partner Product Manager, HP (16th). Marcus chairs HP's Houston Pride Business Resource Group and has brought in more than $10,000 in technology donations for LGBTQ+ nonprofits.

Also recognised

Nicolas Piveteau, Business Partner, Capgemini. Co-lead of OUTfront France, Nicolas ran an event that drew more than 80 participants from over 20 companies.

David Harhovsky, People & Culture Business Support Associate, JTI. Co-Chair of JTI Austria's Pride network since 2024, David has grown it into a broad community with workshops, afterwork events and art nights.

Josh Smith-Johnston, Global Internal Communications Director, Kantar. Global Co-Lead of Pride @ Kantar, Josh helped drive the Kantar-DIVA-Curve report, built on responses from more than 3,000 LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people.

Alessia Vi Cavallini, Brand Engagement Manager, Kantar. Alessia is recognised for a second consecutive year, having also featured in the 2025 list.

Ben Cawley-Harrison, Director, Fund Solutions, Restructuring, Kroll. Regional Lead of Kroll's Pride Network, Ben co-founded WorkOUT, a cross-firm LGBTQ+ network for the restructuring and advisory sector.

Alice Collins, UX Designer, Booking.com. Global Co-Chair of B.proud, Alice coordinates four chapters serving more than 2,000 employees and led the company's 2026 Pride programme.

Christopher Mohr, Business Manager, Berlin Technology Centre, Deutsche Bank. Co-Chair of dbPride Germany, Christopher has engaged more than 1,000 employees and co-led guidance for trans and non-binary colleagues.

Youcef Zeghouani, Senior ESG Risk Lead, Deutsche Bank. Co-Chair of dbPride Berlin, Youcef led the "Sashay for Pride" initiative and sits on dbPride Germany's Steering Committee.

Lydia Bernsmeier-Rullow, Business Analyst, BBC. Co-Chair of the BBC Pride Staff Network, Lydia created its "Bring Your Whole Self to Work" tagline and an LGBTQ+ Life Stories series.

Marion Bentata, Executive Director, State Street. Marion chairs InterBank, the UK network of LGBTQ+ groups in financial services, and founded Women of InterBank.

Dimitra Pantazi, Global Talent Attraction & Inclusion Specialist, Capco. Capco's Global Pride & Gender Queer Lead, Dimitra co-delivered the firm's first Trans+ History Week panel.

Sandra Mould, Head of Responsible Business, St. James's Place. Interim chair of the SJPride Network since 2025, Sandra runs Pride events and offers candid conversations to prospective LGBTQ+ recruits.

George Reed, Senior Media Planning and Continuity Manager, Warner Bros. Discovery. Co-Chair of WBD's Pride business resource group and Chair of InterMediaUK, George championed year-round gender-neutral facilities at WBD.

Manu Botero, Safety Data Lead, MSD / Merck. Manu co-led the company's Global Transgender Outreach and set up its first internal trans name-change process in Colombia.

Lee Isaacs, Media Strategy Lead, Cytiva (a Danaher company). Lee previously chaired the global JET & Proud network at Just Eat Takeaway and led an award-winning global Pride campaign.

Top 45 Advocates: allies who act

Six allies from myGwork partners are named in the 2026 Top 45 Advocates list, three of them in the top 10.

Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer, VodafoneThree (ranked 2nd). Executive Sponsor of Pride at VodafoneThree, Andrea contributed to the company reaching Trailblazer status in Stonewall's Proud Employers Accreditation in 2026. He also hosted roundtables with trans colleagues following the Supreme Court ruling and backed the company's headline sponsorship of Glasgow Pride.

Rosette Dmello, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank (8th). Rosette has led the India dbPride employee resource group for two years, championing Safe Zone Ally Workshops, Pride Walks and Pride365 Masterclasses alongside inclusive hiring efforts.

Julien Kasparian, Managing Director and Head of the UK and Middle East, Securities Services, BNP Paribas (9th). Executive Sponsor of UK Pride at BNP Paribas, Julien secured the bank's sponsorship of Trans in the City and has seen UK Pride membership rise by 50%.

Sasha Covington, EMEA & Asia Operations Director, JLL. A member of JLL's Building Pride committee, Sasha hosts client breakfasts and joins panels that take the inclusion conversation beyond the firm. She started her career as a junior secretary at 16 and champions mentorship for underrepresented groups.

Agnieszka Chmiel, Business Services Center Head, Poland & Spain, Capgemini. Agnieszka is recognised for inclusive leadership across two countries, with a focus on mentoring and career development.

Simona Maggini, Italy Country Manager, WPP. Simona embeds inclusion into leadership at WPP in Italy, mentors women at every career stage and has given pro bono support to Milano Pride campaigns.

Why it matters

The names on these lists share a pattern. Almost all of them lead or sponsor an employee network, and many have turned that role into something concrete: gender-affirming healthcare cover, trans-inclusive guidance, all-gender facilities, research that gives LGBTQ+ women a voice.

That is the work myGwork exists to support. Congratulations to all 33 honourees, and to the 27 partner organisations that give them the platform to lead.

Explore our partners

Visit each organisation's myGwork profile to explore current job opportunities and discover more: ABB, Altria, Arup, BBC, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Booking.com, Capco, Capgemini, Criteo, Danaher, Deutsche Bank, EBRD, Elsevier, HP, JLL, JTI, Kantar, Kroll, MSD, RS Group, Santander UK, St. James's Place, State Street, VodafoneThree, Warner Bros. Discovery, Wise, WPP Production.