Inclusion, diversity and career development are not just buzz words at BlackRock – they are embedded in its culture. There are a huge range of inclusion and diversity (I&D) programmes and networks available: from the Women's Leadership Forum and Multicultural Talent Development initiative (which support high performing staff through insight, sponsorship and a global network), to the Driving Better Decisions initiative, which helps thousands of leaders and managers understand and mitigate against unconscious bias at work. Here, two leading lights at the firm, Vik Chinduluri, a Vice President in the BlackRock Platform Innovation team, and Stephanie Cohen, Global Chief Operating Officer of the Financial Markets Advisory team, explain how BlackRock has done all it can to support and include them in every aspect of its culture. Early BlackRock appeal "I'm from a small fishing village in the North of Scotland, so the City of London is quite a departure from my point of origin," says Stephanie.