In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue talks to Meera Somji, a DEI professional and the Co- founder of technology platform Clusivity. During this episode, Ashanti and Meera speak about data, specifically the integrity of data. As Well as Merra’s transition into being a  DEI professional.

“These concepts are not self evident, you know, the word diversity, the word equity, the word inclusion, they mean many different things to many different people. And so really being able to communicate that dispel myths and misunderstandings.”

Episode Highlights:

• Meera’s journey transitioning into diversity and inclusion

• How to nurture and develop data protection and privacy

• Creative ways to present data and concepts

About Meera Somji:

Meera is the co-founder of technology platform, Clusivity. Clusivity is a data and analytics platform helping customers to improve the retention of historically marginalised employees across gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and socio-economic background. 

Before taking this lead into entrepreneurship, Meera trained as a strategy consultant with Plural Strategy Group in London and in New York. In 2019, she moved into tech. Meera joined as Senior Manager, Product & Customer Success at Smartxpo, a fast-growing data and analytics start-up. She has also worked as a researcher into business, human rights and gender for UNDP Asia.

Meera has an undergraduate degree in Politics, Psychology and Sociology from the University of Cambridge and a Master's degree in Gender Studies from LSE. 

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