Baroness Ruth Hunt of Bethnal Green has become an inspiration throughout the LGBT+ community due to the commitment and passion she has portrayed during her career. She became one of the youngest CEOs in Britain at age 34 and has become the youngest crossbench peer at the age of 39. Currently working as the Director of Deeds and Words, Ruth is also sought after as a speaker, and when booked specialises on topics such as LGBT+, Trans, Inclusion, Leadership, Diversity, Culture Transformation, Culture Change and Politics.
Academically gifted, Ruth attended Oxford University where she became former President of the University of Oxford students’ union. She then proceeded to gain a fellowship at Cardiff University and honorary degrees from Keele and Exeter. Having come out as lesbian at the age of 13, Ruth has focused on ensuring that diversity, inclusion and equality is achieved for all, especially in her role as the CEO of Stonewall. Throughout her career at Stonewall, Ruth has fulfilled many roles which include the Chief Executive, Director of Public Affairs, the Deputy of Public Affairs and the Head of Policy and Research. Since then, Ruth has been made Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green and a member of the House of Lords, as well as acting as the Director of Deeds and Words, where she is looking to create a shared sense of purpose for all throughout the community
After her career at Stonewall, Ruth Hunt has continued to work greatly within the LGBT+ community. She aimed to extend the organisations campaigning to include the trans community as she understood that it was a greatly overdue addition. Ruth was also nominated for 2 awards. In recognition of her commitments, Ruth has been voted the third Most Influential LGBT Person in Britain on the 2015 Rainbow List and voted first on the Independent Pride Power List 2019.
Throughout her career, Baroness Ruth Hunt has faced many personal and professional challenges as a result of her identity. She has now become an influential speaker on many different topics. Ruth Hunt has become a role model for many different people in the LGBT+ community, which is why her presence as an after-dinner speaker is greatly sought-after. Ruth has worked throughout her whole career to ensure inclusivity is present within society as a whole and the workplace, telling her story to spread values that she deems vital in day-to-day life. When looking for a speaker who specialises on topics such as inclusion, leadership, diversity, culture transformation, culture change, politics, Trans & LGBT+ rights, look no further than Baroness Ruth Hunt.
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Ruth's official speaking topics are listed below:
- LGBT+
- Trans
- Inclusion
- Leadership
- Diversity
- Culture Transformation
- Culture Change
- Politics
Ruth is often booked as a speaker for a range of corporate events. Read her latest feedback below.
"Ruth was incredible and we had fantastic feedback – I’ve had a few emails from people saying how much they enjoyed her talk. She was a lot of fun and to be honest only scratching the surface so it’s something I want to explore further. She did a great job." - SimilarWeb, June 2021
"The talk was incredibly captivating, useful and interesting. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive so far." - Campbell, September 2021
"She’s such a wonderful speaker; her approach really suited us as an organisation and created space for people to feel comfortable sharing and asking questions. I’ve had lots of great feedback trickle in already. It’s been a real pleasure to work with Ruth, and I am feeling very smug about our choice of speaker!" - Dext, July 2021
"I just wanted to drop you an email to say thank you so much for speaking at our conference. After wrapping up our activities for Pride Month last week, we continue to be flooded with a deluge of positive reflections and reactions from your talk. It was both an honour to hear such an authentic perspective and personally very inspiring. As a non-binary person whose goal for the last seven years has been to achieve legal recognition for non-binary people in the UK, it was so comforting to hear my concerns and struggles validated. Thank you again, and if there is anything Pride can do for you, or if there is anything I can do for you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch." - Civil Service, June 2021
"We are very pleased with the talks that Ruth gave. We also received great comments from our employees. We appreciated Ruth’s professionalism and smooth briefing. She was interested in what we wanted to achieve with our Pride campaign and how she can support our objectives. All in all, big thanks to Ruth and to you for connecting us to her!" - Tom, June 2021
"The event went brilliantly, Ruth was engaging and lots of people really resonated with her." - Emma, Visa
"Ruth was a fantastic speaker who provided a real insight into the inner workings of the House of Lords' policymaking process on LGBTQ+ matters and beyond. In particular, she also chose not to mince words about the worrying rise of discrimination towards trans people right now - something that should absolutely not be controversial but one society & other corporations are evidently making so" - Tara Edwards, Senior Recruitment Partner, TVU
- 2019 - Director of Deeds and words.
- 2019 - Voted first on the Independent Pride Power List 2019.
- 2019 - Became Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green.
- 2015 - Voted the third Most Influential LGBT Person in Britain on the Rainbow List.
- 2014 - Became one of the youngest CEOs in Britain at Stonewall.
- 2007 - Started working for Stonewall.
- 2004 - Policy Officer at the Equality Challenge Unit.
- 1998 - Attended Oxford University.
