View Annie Newman's ProfileBeing able to make a difference in LGBT+ inclusion in the health & life sciences sector is of utmost importance to me. Having grown up identifying as gay, I like many in the LGBT community have had to deal with the challenges that can bring but as an adult, I am out and proud and passionate about doing what I can to help others. As the first female lead of GSK’s award-winning LGBT+ employee network group Spectrum, I feel privileged to be able to influence GSK’s LGBT+ agenda and to be in a position to support and be the voice for those within the organization. During my involvement with Spectrum, we have grown from strength to strength and I believe one of my biggest contributions is enabling the community to connect better than ever before. I also see that through my day job as Senior digital content editor for GSK’s internal and external corporate channels, I have been able to utilize my passion for bringing to life the diversity of employees across the company. As Engagement lead for the Proud Science Alliance, a ground-breaking cross-company collaboration. I’m responsible for engagement across our member communities. To bring such a large and diverse group of LGBT+ employee groups together with one mission takes a robust strategy and great storytelling. It’s an honor to bring their stories to life and also to work across the organizations to ensure best practice is shared. I recently was named Role Model of the Year 2020 by Pink News. Over the past few years I have placed in the 2019 and 2020 OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Model list, and LGBT+ future leader category and was a finalist in DIVA’s Rainbow Honours LGBT Champion category.
