Minal is a recognised leader in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace through engaging employees and externally, through actively mentoring university and school students to attract diverse talent into pursuing careers in STEAM. In recognition of Minal’s efforts, she was promoted to Co-Lead IBM UK’s BAME Employee Network Group. The group has since increased both membership and ally numbers and expanded focus areas to represent more ethnically diverse employees to encourage a more inclusive environment. Outside of IBM, Minal is a Manager at Soumik Datta Arts, one of the UK’s most innovative music and visual arts charities. Recently, she managed “Silent Spaces” – a six part, visual album filmed and recorded in lockdown, inside Royal Albert Hall, British Museum and iconic cultural spaces that were shut off to the world during the Covid-19 pandemic. This series features a diverse community of artists, exploring themes including race, identity and colonisation.