Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Leadership Commitment

“Since its formation, Investcorp was built on diversity and inclusion with our founding leadership comprising professionals from around the world. We continue to build on this legacy today as our firm operating committee comprises 11 members hailing from eight different countries across four continents. Given Investcorp’s global origin and reach, maintaining and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment is a key priority. We recognize that this will be an ongoing journey as we continue to champion diversity at our firm and across our portfolios, drawing on each and every person’s unique background and experiences for the social good of our constituencies.”

Mohammed Alardhi, Executive Chairman

Leadership Commitment

“Diversity and inclusion are core elements for Investcorp to ensure our world-class talent and unique culture continue to be key competitive advantages. We recognize the importance of having diverse perspectives represented across our Firm and maintaining an inclusive work environment that empowers our people to deliver the best solutions for our clients. To us, diversity & inclusion is a journey and we are focused on strengthening our practices across all levels of our organization.”

Mohammed Alardhi, Executive Chairman

Key Statistics*

*As of January 2022

Diverse Global Representation

~460

Employees

Nationalities

American
Bahraini
British
Indian
French
German
Italian
Saudi
Singaporean
Chinese
New Zealand
Pakistani
Spanish
Irish
Canadian
Jordanian
Swedish
Greek
Lebanese
South African
Korean
Turkish
Japanese
Filipino
Tunisian
Palestinian
Indonesian
Omani
Norway
Brazilian
Austrian
Algerian
Lithuanian
Kenyan
U.A.E.
Dutch
Belgian
Portuguese
Polish
Bulgarian
Montenegrin
Libyan
Denmark
Isreal
Malaysia

Global Gender

33%

Women

67%

Men

Average Age Profile

39yrs

Global

Gender Per Location

75%

25%

Asia

37%

63%

Mumbai

37%

63%

London

25%

75%

New York

29%

71%

Gulf

Current Age Profile

18-25

26-30

31-35

36-40

41-45

46-50

51-55

56-60

61-65

Years

“Embracing diversity means taking the time to understand differences among people and appreciating what makes them unique. A diverse culture enables individuals to be themselves and supports the growth of unique qualities. In return, diverse cultures achieve greater creativity, more flexible problem solving, increased collaboration, and a stronger, more unified team.”

Heather Mutterperl
Real Estate

“Diversity, whether it is background, experience, skill set or perspective, is paramount to the success of business organizations in today’s world. We have to warmly embrace it.”

Owen Li
Private Equity Europe

“Diversity is the truest form of equality. It creates an environment where different thought-processes come together in the most seamless manner and the learning and growth is more than expected.”

Anjana Sinha
Legal & Compliance

“Diversity and inclusion is essential to growth in any workplace. It allows for more productive discussions and creative decisions, and empowers employees to perform their best work”

Sagar Vira
Credit Management

“I think 'Diversity & Inclusion' empowers more collaboration, better decision making, and higher performance. It is the right choice and the smart choice for Investcorp.”

Kevin Zhu
Technology

“Diversity is the appreciation of differences between individuals and how their perspectives, attributes and characteristics can help organizations achieve their goals.”

Yong Ching Tang
Investor Relationship Management

“Diversity and inclusion broaden an organisation’s talent pool and breed innovation through a wider collection of experiences which, when fused together, provide a fertile environment for diverse cognitive thinking. In my view, this is what drives success”

Fortune Chigwende
Internal Audit

“Each of us brings a unique perspective and expertise, but everyone sees the whole world as a marketplace.”

Andrea Davis
Private Equity, Europe

Key Highlights

Talent Acquisition

Our approach to hiring focuses on securing world-class talent with strong values and diverse representation across backgrounds, genders, and socioeconomic status. Effective fiscal year 2021, all open positions are required to shortlist a minimum of 50% diverse candidates.

Retention & Development

All employees and new hires undergo various DEI trainings on an annual basis. We continually host global conversations, social events, and interactive roundtables for firm wide contribution. In addition, Investcorp holds regular interactive workshops with its employees to further strengthen awareness and improve DEI objectives.

Accountability

We continuously review and enhance our internal policies to ensure that employee benefits and resources support the organization’s priority to take care of employees through an integrated approach to healthcare, wellness and work-life flexibility.

Our Culture

We are committed to fostering an open, inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture, which promotes mutual understanding, transparency and dialogue. The DEI committee ensures that diversity measures are taken and enhanced across the firm with a focus on each geography globally.

Investcorp commitments

Jordana Semaan was appointed as Diversity Champion, reporting directly to the Executive Chairman, Mohammed Alardhi. Within this role, Jordana acts as the Diversity Representative at the Human Resources Council and looks at various initiatives and actively promoting all aspects of equality and diversity across the firm globally, in order to foster an environment of inclusion. "Diversity cannot be labeled with titles such as race or gender, its principal role is to consider and appreciate the individual within the global Investcorp family."

Jordana Semaan, Head of HR Gulf and Asia, and Diversity Champion

Investcorp commitments

Jordana Semaan , Head of HR Gulf and Asia, and Diversity Champion