Biral Joshi
About Biral Joshi
Biral Joshi is a Senior Diversity and Inclusion Manager at HSBC, where he has worked since 2019. He has over 17 years of experience at HSBC in various managerial roles, focusing on diversity initiatives and program management.
Work at HSBC
Biral Joshi has held multiple roles at HSBC, demonstrating a progressive career trajectory within the organization. He began as a Graduate Management Trainee from 2002 to 2004 in Lancaster, followed by positions as Retail Branch Manager from 2004 to 2006 and Commercial Manager from 2006 to 2008 in Leicester. He then served as Strategy and Acquisitions Manager in Business Banking from 2008 to 2010. After two years as Project Manager in Change Delivery from 2010 to 2012, he transitioned to Senior Programme Manager in Group Transformation, where he worked until 2019. Currently, he is the Senior Diversity and Inclusion Manager, focusing on portfolio, programmes, and projects.
Education and Expertise
Biral Joshi holds a BSc (Hons) in International Business (Economics) from Lancaster University, where he studied from 1998 to 2001. He furthered his education with an MSc in International Banking from Loughborough University, completing his studies in 2002. His academic background provides a solid foundation for his expertise in banking, finance, and diversity and inclusion management.
Achievements
During his tenure at HSBC, Biral Joshi led initiatives that contributed to the bank achieving top global employer status in the 2020 Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index. He has implemented programmatic and change management approaches to diversity and inclusion initiatives, which have been recognized as best in class within the industry. Additionally, he designed the end-to-end Workplace Adjustment process as part of the Global Disability Confidence Programme.
Diversity and Inclusion Leadership
In his current role as Senior Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Biral Joshi leads HSBC's Global Diversity Data programme, focusing on data collection for key diversity strands in culturally and legally permissible markets. He collaborates with global organizations to leverage and share best practices in diversity and inclusion, further enhancing HSBC's commitment to creating an inclusive workplace.