Private Equity

Private equity executive hits out at workplace homophobia in sector

‘We talk and talk in private equity, but we don’t actually challenge our implicit biases’

Thursday 3 June 2021 at 10:15

Vania Schlogel said there is an inconsistency between a drive to improve diversity and inclusion within private equity, and the reality that many LGBTQ+ people in the sector face
Vania Schlogel said there is an inconsistency between a drive to improve diversity and inclusion within private equity, and the reality that many LGBTQ+ people in the sector face

Private equity is still fighting discrimination against its LGBTQ+ community, a top executive in the sector has said.

Vania Schlogel, founder of Los Angeles-based firm Atwater Capital, said that she still faces homophobia from other professionals despite general advances in workplace equality.