Perspectives: Diversity in Pensions EP1 – In conversation with Dana Grey, PPF

In conversation with Dana Grey, Director of Legal Compliance and Ethics at the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).This is the first in our new series on diversity in pensions in which we will explore different aspects of diversity in the pensions industry. In this episode, Samantha Brown, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives at Herbert Smith Freehills, is joined by Dana Grey from the PPF who shares:• her story and career journey to date (from 55 seconds in to around 5 minutes)• steps the PPF is taking to promote diversity and inclusion (from around 5 minutes to 9 minutes) • the challenges of intersectionality within professional services (from around 10 minutes to 14 minutes)• the obstacles related to diversity and inclusion, including how the focus on diversity can lead to people feeling a sense of being "othered" (from around 15 minutes to 18 minutes)• the importance of organisational diversity in investment decisions and how this is incorporated into the PPF's investment agenda (from around 19 minutes to around 22 minutes), and• lessons the industry can learn from the PPF's experiences of communicating and engaging with its diverse membership (from around 23 minutes to 28 minutes).Speakers: Samantha Brown, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives at Herbert Smith Freehills (host) and Dana Grey, Director of Legal Compliance and Ethics at the Pension Protection Fund.