Meet our Founders
Anna Somaiya
Founder and CEO
Anna Somaiya
Founder and CEO of DiversITy-talent
Anna Somaiya is the founder of the social enterprise, DiversITy-talent. With a technology career spanning more than 32 years, she has extensive technology and people leadership experience, operating at a global level and at C-suite executive and board level across a multitude of industries including the ‘Big Four’. She sits on the board of a technology consulting business and is the chair of a homeless charity in her local community. She continues to mentor a number of women in business and is an independent advisor to a number of clients across digital transformation, compliance, strategy, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I).
Anna has received widespread recognition for her achievements in both technology and diversity and inclusion. She won the Management Consultancies Associations (MCA) ‘Most Outstanding’ Award, the Women in Banking and Finance Award, We are Tech and Women in Tech Excellence Awards 2020 and 2021, and We are the City and Women in IT Awards. She has also been featured in a number of articles including the Canary Wharf Magazine and the Financial Times.
She is a strong voice advocating a level playing field for all, and believes that DE&I is not simply a construct to right an imbalance but is an untapped superpower that all businesses have the potential to access. Her passion and focus over the next 10 years is to ensure that DiversITy-talent achieves its goal in getting more diverse talent into technology
Jeremy Blain
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Jeremy Blain
Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DiversITy-talent
Jeremy is an award-winning international CEO, Non-Executive Director, digital leadership expert, and co-founder of the social enterprise, DiversITy-talent. Jeremy combines whole business transformation expertise and commercial success as an international CEO, with executive board director experience in the UK and Asia. He is also a corporate learning and human capital professional of over 25 years.
Jeremy has operated on a global basis to launch successful businesses and to turn underperformance into excellence across most major markets in the world. This has included a seven-year period as CEO for an international consultancy company based in Singapore, operating from India to the Pacific.
Jeremy’s core purpose is to champion diverse, equitable and inclusive communities and workplaces. As an example, Jeremy is a noted male ally advocating for greater gender balance in boardrooms, leadership suites and senior management.
Jeremy is also active through higher education in encouraging greater inclusivity and diversity in the consideration of careers in technology and digital-era business.
Jeremy is the global authority on empowered working, backed up with his 2021 multi-award winning, international #1 best-selling book: ‘The Inner CEO – Unleashing leaders at all levels’. The book and supporting offering provide a blueprint to make diverse, inclusive and equitable leadership at all levels a reality.
Jeremy brings all his experience together in his Rethink Leadership podcast series, available across all platforms, airing important business transformation, DE&I topics and new leadership thinking with an array of global leaders and experts.
Meet our Volunteers
Rebecca Duffy
Rebecca Duffy
The biases and issues with the technology we have will only be magnified unless we build a pipeline of talent that comes from all backgrounds. So when I first heard about DiversITy talent, I thought it was such an important initiative and I’m so excited to see where it goes!
Emma Chittenden
Emma Chittenden
I’m passionate about getting involved with DiversITy-Talent because I believe we learn more by showing than telling. Our industry is all about getting stuck in and using technology to help solve problems. What better way to show the next generation what it’s really like to work in this industry than equipping them with the skills and passion to get them involved when they leave school.
Graham Stonadge
Graham Stonadge
Meet our Board
Mark Foulsham
Mark Foulsham
A seasoned COO/CIO/CDO, Board Advisor, NED and transformation leader, brings a wealth of experience to our purpose and mission. Mark addresses the multifaceted challenges facing today’s business environment through leadership experience that spans business operations, digital/technology/data, procurement, change delivery and cyber/data security. His broad background, across various sectors from digital start-ups to established enterprises, positions him as a driving force for innovation-driven solutions focusing on customer-centric strategies. Mark’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, especially within the context of disability, is founded on lived experienced and time spent as Chief Digital Officer for Scope.
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater
Nigel is a strong and proactive advocate of inclusion and diversity and has established, sponsored, and was actively involved in Return to Work, Intelligent Working and Women in Technology programmes. Previously he set up an ‘Access’ programme in partnership with TeachFirst working with schools to help them improve social mobility.
Craig Cox
Craig Cox
Craig Cox’s role as Non-Executive Director at DiversITy-talent exemplifies significant achievements in promoting diversity and inclusion within the technology, business, and sports governance landscapes. As an advocate for LGBT rights, Craig has initiated key inclusivity projects at The Better Growth Company Ltd and within a leading global professional services firm. His efforts in sports governance underscore his commitment to equality in every arena. Craig’s advocacy aligns with DiversITy-talent’s mission, encouraging young, diverse talents to envision futures in technology and business. Discover more about Craig’s journey by connecting with him through his LinkedIn profile, following his X formerly known as Twitter account, follow him on Instagram, or reach out directly via e-mail.
