Protiviti's Belton Flournoy: 'Coming out is not a once-in-a-lifetime activity'

Member of the LSE’ Inclusion Initiative

Belton Flournoy, director at Protiviti and advisory board member of the LSE’s Inclusion Initiative, talks to Lauren Mason about assimilation, ‘the planning fallacy’ and the importance of showing vulnerability as a leader

How did you first become a diversity advocate for the industry? I founded the LGBT network within Protiviti a number of years ago and this year I helped to get our ethnic minority group off the ground. The passion I gained from running those networks made me want to help other organisations, so I worked with the mayor and Pride in London to launch Pride in the City, where we worked with a variety of corporations to help amplify LGBT voices. To create greater equality we need more men holding the babies Last year, I stepped down from my role at Pride in London to join the London S...