Throughout her 10 year international career working across Zambia, UK and Germany, O’Brien has been an advocate and champion of D&I both at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and externally with a focus on increasing representation of female leaders and minority ethnic groups. At SCB, she is the co-chair of the Gender Network in Germany and has played a significant role in advocating for important role that mentorship, sponsorship, coaching has in one’s career. In July 2021, was nominated as one of the 20 current and future Black Leaders at Standard Chartered, amplifying their voice by sharing life experiences, knowledge, and advice as part of Black Leaders Awareness Day. O’Brien is passionate about women empowerment and is also a Director at When Females Lead, a not-for-profit organization that aims to empower and raise confident women leaders across the African continent and beyond through Mentorship & Career Guidance (mentoring over 200 young female professionals) and uplifting vulnerable children.
