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Innovate Finance and Stripe UK chair Louise Smith: ‘I lied about having a 6ft South African boyfriend’

The first chief digital officer for Lloyd’s of London says the finance sector risks ‘going backwards’ on LGBTQIA+ inclusion

A 30-year finance veteran Louise Smith said we are in danger of creating stereotypes of CEOs, COOs and CFOs
A 30-year finance veteran Louise Smith said we are in danger of creating stereotypes of CEOs, COOs and CFOs

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.

Louise Smith, chair of Innovate Finance and chair of Stripe in the UK, was terrified about what her team would think when she came out to them. Then, when she did tell them she is gay, they said they knew already. 

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