Hannah Awonuga

Hannah Awonuga is the Founder & CEO of The Inclusive Foundations Programme. A pioneering culture consultancy helping high-growth companies fix the cultures their people are surviving in. After two decades leading cultural transformation across global banking and real estate, Hannah saw first-hand how exclusion silently drains innovation, retention, and revenue. Today, she’s redefining inclusion as a strategic growth driver turning people challenges into commercial advantage, one foundation at a time. Hannah Awonuga is an award-winning cultural inclusion leader, named in the 2025 Top 20 DEI Expert in the UK, with over 20 years of corporate experience. With senior roles held at Knight Frank as Group Head of DEI, NED for Progress Together, a member of the Grants and Impact committee on the board of Land Aid and as Global DEI Director at Barclays, where she held a 17-year-long career, Hannah brings deep expertise in aligning culture and inclusion with leadership and business strategy at scale. Known for her strategic influence and ability to shift thinking at the top, Hannah has built an extensive global network of over 80,000 professionals on LinkedIn and is frequently calledupon to advise leaders navigating complex cultural challenges and leadership development strategies. A passionate advocate for socioeconomic inclusion, organisational culture and engagement, she draws on her experience to challenge systems and unlock new possibilities for equity and representation. Hannah has been recognised as one of HR Magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential DEI Practitioners. With a reputation for authenticity, strategic clarity, and creating safe yet stretching spaces for executive dialogue, Hannah is a sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, and trusted voice in the future of inclusive leadership