Sudesh Thevasenabathy

Sudesh is currently Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Asia at Manulife responsible for driving the DEI agenda across the region for employees and underrepresented communities. He is a multi award winner, notably the 2019 LGBT+ Hong Kong Ally Award by Community Business and was named 2019 Global Top 50 LGBT+ OUTstanding Role Model. He’s also Council member of the Jockey Club Sarah Roe School and Advisory Council member of SENsational Foundation. Sudesh is a true believer and advocate of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and with customers, and actively works and speaks in supporting inclusion of all forms be it disability, race, gender, sexuality and multi-generational employees.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

We must and shall finally achieve true equality and equity across all underrepresented communities, and everyone has a true sense of belonging. No one is left behind.