Francois is a member and Gender Strategy Lead for the Asia Pacific Inclusion and Diversity Committee (APIDC) at Goldman Sachs ensuring there is an inclusion of women during both recruitment and promotion processes. He is also a Sponsor of the Asia Pacific Women in Engineering Network (APWE) and Managing Director Ally of the APAC Women’s Network. As Head of Engineering in Asia Pacific he has expanded gender-focused initiatives and been involved in developing the next generation of women engineers through his support of The Women’s Foundation’s (TWF) Girls Go Tech program and their bi-annual STEM Competition and Awards Ceremony. He is a member of TWF’s Male Allies Initiative, where he works with other senior male leaders from across industries and within Goldman Sachs to further gender equality in Hong Kong.