An Update on Diversity and Inclusion at Monzo

[alexs (Alex Sherwood)]

This has been discussed before, I agree with Maria’s comments -

Diversity and Inclusion at Monzo

I covered the perceived ‘right person for the job’ vs ‘diversity’ tension in the periscope (@Naji will be posting a transcript in the coming days) - the quick answer is that I don’t believe there is a tension. I’m starting with the assumption that talent is proportionally distributed among the population. If our team doesn’t reflect the demographics of the population from which we can hire, then we’re missing out on the best person for the job at least some of the time.

diversity feeds into merit - having a wider range of perspectives in a team increases it’s effectiveness in my opinion, particularly for a company like Monzo which is serving users with a diverse range of backgrounds.