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Founder and Chief Executive
Berkeley has been working as an Equality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant, researcher and trainer for nearly three decades. He is the Founder and CEO of the Diversity Trust. He is passionate about community cohesion and community development, empowerment and leadership, as well as social change.
He works as a strategic partner with hate crime victim support services in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire with Stand Against Racism and Inequality (SARI). He has also worked with Next Link, Missing Link, Safe Link and Safe Lives on improving access to domestic violence and abuse services. He has supported the substance misuse sector in developing equality, diversity and inclusion solutions with substance misuse services, including the development of an Equality Standard. He has written research reports which influenced Health and Wellbeing Strategies and Joint Strategic Needs Assessments.
He has a background working in health inequalities including HIV and sexual health, mental health, substance misuse, domestic violence and abuse and in youth work. He has worked with national charities including Mind, Relate and the Terrence Higgins Trust. He led a research project into access to primary care services for the Department of Health. He has also worked on projects for the Home Office, including on a Domestic Homicide Review and a Government Scrutiny Panel. He has worked internationally with non-governmental organisations based in Brussels, with the European Union and European Parliament, on tackling health inequalities.
Fellowships and Memberships
- Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs
- Fellow of the Bayes Business School
- Collaborator at the School for Policy Studies, the University of Bristol, on Care Under the Rainbow
- Panel member of the Economic and Social Research Council, with the University of Bristol
- Member of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust – Health Equity Delivery Group
- Member of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges – Stakeholder Reference Group
- Member of the Mosaic Partnership Educational Trust
- Member of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) EDI Committee.
Awards and Nominations
- 2016 awarded the Ann Wood Award for making an Outstanding Contribution to Tackling Domestic Abuse
- 2017 featured on the Happy City List
- 2018-19 nominated in the Diversity Awards – Role Model Category
- 2020 awarded an Outstanding Contribution Award for his work with communities
- 2021 nominated for a Lifetime Achiever Award in the National Diversity Awards
- 2022 nominated in the PinkNews Awards in the Local Leader category.
Volunteering
- Trustee of CVS South Gloucestershire
- Chair of the local Disability Equality Network\
- Chairs the local Equalities Forum as well as having a place on the Local Strategic Partnership.
Publications
Contemporary Social Problems in the UK – A Comprehensive Overview. Edited by Selwyn Stanley. Chapter – Multicultural Societies. Available to order from Routledge.