Baroness Verma

Baroness Verma, Member House of Lords and Chancellor Roehampton University United Kingdom.
Baroness Verma is a highly influential, both as an outward facing global business leader and within the numerous political positions she has held.
She has held several key Ministerial appointments, in Government and opposition.
She has significant experience in chairing committees both in the private and public sectors.
A strong and committed advocate of diversity and inclusion, she is involved in a wealth of influential initiatives to create a more inclusive working environment and society. Baroness Verma was the Prime Minister’s Ministerial global champion for tackling violence against women and girls when was a government minister.
She co- founded Powerful Women, when as an energy minister she saw the lack of senior women in the energy sector, which has helped changed the way women are supported in the sector.
She is Chair of UN Women UK, the national committee of UN Women the only UN organisation that focuses specifically on women and girls.
She is Chancellor of Roehampton University and sits on the governing council of Southampton University.
Baroness Verma is an independent director on the Afrinex Stock Exchange of Mauritius
And an advisor on several business bodies.