Veena Patel is an Executive Director and Senior Counsel at Rabobank, leading diversity, and inclusion initiatives. As co-founder and chair of RaboTogether, the sole DEI employee-run network in the London Branch, she has spearheaded “daring conversations” on diversity and equity and provided training to address women’s inequities in financial services. Veena’s efforts have significantly raised the importance of women’s diversity and inclusion within the bank and influenced DEI strategies across business units. Veena champions promoting women to senior positions and supports “We Can Be,” an initiative by the Lord Mayor’s Appeal to inspire young women from low socioeconomic backgrounds to work in the City of London. Veena has also shared her experiences on DEI panels like the SFNet Next Gen panel. Drawing from her background as an Indian woman from a low socioeconomic family, she connects with and inspires others, highlighting the need to nurture diverse talent in the workplace.
