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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Arusa Qureshi

‘Representation matters’: how a bank is supporting students from diverse backgrounds seeking a career in finance

Businesspeople standing at desk in office and talking, black man looking at computer monitor. Diverse teamwork discussing strategy.
The programme is designed to give students of black and black-mixed heritage an overview of Citi’s various business areas. Photograph: Guille Faingold/Stocksy United

About eight years ago, when Joanna Anafu was heading up the graduate programmes at Citi, she became aware of the lack of diversity that often existed among applicants – an issue that affects the wider finance industry.

So when she later became diversity, equity and inclusion manager within the talent acquisition team at the global bank, whose clients include corporations, financial institutions and governments, she decided to do something to help address it.

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