In this episode, Diana Mendez talks with Gabby Royal about finding companies that celebrate your identity and align with your values, balancing full-time corporate work with owning a consulting business, and turning a passion for diversity and inclusion into a career.

Gabrielle Royal (she/her) is an inclusion, diversity, and equity strategist and NYU GSAS alumna. She currently serves as the Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., leading the strategic vision for diversity for all four lifestyle brands: Abercrombie &Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks in North America, EMEA, and APAC. She is also a small business owner, founder of Inclusion First Consulting. Prior to her time in the fashion industry, she was the Vice President of Campus Diversity Recruiting at Citigroup working to push boundaries on Wall Street and the financial services industry.

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