Black representation on Boards – Progress, Pitfalls and Practical Pathways

Professor Doyin Atewologun, CEO and Founder, DELTA
Doyin is a chartered business psychologist, scholar-practitioner, and award-winning leader in inclusion and organisational excellence. She is the CEO and Founder of Delta, a global leadership and inclusion consultancy, and previously served as Dean of the Rhodes Scholarships at the University of Oxford, as well as Director of the Gender, Leadership and Inclusion Centre at Cranfield School of Management.
She has advised the UK government-backed Parker Steering Committee on ethnic diversity on FTSE 350 boards since 2016. Doyin also holds several governance roles, including on Tearfund’s People and Culture Committee, as a Trustee of the Oxford Old Fire Station arts centre, and as a member of the University of Southern Denmark’s International Gender Advisory Board.
Recognised as one of People Management magazine’s Top 20 Diversity & Inclusion Power List, she won Inspiring Board Leader of the Year at the 2019 Precious Awards and has received multiple accolades for her academic work. She has extensive experience across advisory, coaching, executive education, programme design, and research, with over 45 publications.
She is an Honorary Fellow at Trinity College, Oxford, an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter Business School, and has held visiting academic roles at Queen Mary University of London, Lagos Business School, and the University of Pretoria.

Marcia Dyce, Inclusion & Career Stage Manager
Marcia is a Communities Manager at ICAEW, looking after Diversity and Inclusion, Women in Finance, Young Members, Career Breakers and was instrumental in the setup of the Black Members Community. She organises frequent networking events, webinars and workshops for the Communities and facilitates on panel discussions with numerous topics across the business.