Ale Palermo

Head Global Inclusion @Royal Society of Chemistry

I am responsible for global inclusion, leading a talented team working on priority areas. I lead the strategy and implementation of inclusion and diversity in the chemical sciences for RSC, and large international programmes developing inclusive global collaborations. Since taking up this position in 2017, a key development has been to transform our approach I&D to be one based on bespoke research to produce rich data and evidence – this has been widely recognised for its impact in our community, calling out the inequalities that exist and the discrimination that many in our discipline encounter. This work has led to the launch of 7 influential reports and the development of the Joint Commitment of Publishers to increase I&D across STEM subjects and social scientists.