Sheree Atcheson is a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Expert from Sri Lanka/County Tyrone currently living in London! Listed as one of the UK's Most Influential Women in Tech, Sheree (@nirushika) worked for the likes of Deloitte and Monzo before becoming the Global Director Of Diversity and Inclusion at Peakon. Alongside being a regular contributor at publications like Forbes, Fast Company and Business Insider, she's also an Advisory Board Member of Women Who Code (an organisation she helped bring to the UK). Her book Demanding More comes out in April and is about Why Diversity and Inclusion Don't Happen and What We Can Do About It. (Click here to pre-order). In today's episode we talk about: Adoption + growing up as a person of colour in Tyrone How Sheree got into tech The obstacles that hold organisations back from diversity Reconnecting with her Sri Lankan birth mother And the greatest challenges/successes she's faced along the way Check it out! // Episode web page: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/sheree-atcheson-diversity-and-inclusion Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland. To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/ Cheers! — Matt

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