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EY’s Victor Nieves: ‘Coming out at work helped me tell my family I was gay’

Out LGBTQIA+ colleagues inspired the Big Four partner to be his authentic self

Victor Nieves was 27 years old when he came out at EY
Victor Nieves was 27 years old when he came out at EY

Financial News’s inaugural Pride of Finance list celebrates coming out at work stories of senior figures who have led by example to champion LGBTQIA+ inclusion. See the full list here.

In 2005, EY capital markets partner Victor Nieves decided to tell his colleagues he was gay. He picked 11 October: US National Coming Out Day. This gave him the confidence to reveal his sexuality to his parents and sister a few weeks later.

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