Cassius Naylor (he/him/they/them) - Advocacy Co-Director
Cassius is an independent D&I advisor and freelance software engineer, with a diverse client-facing career history spanning journalism and publishing, communications, consultancy and enterprise technology. Most recently he was global communications coordinator at the Financial Times, where he also led the organisation's award-winning LGBTQ+ employee network Proud FT. He served on the steering committee of Intermedia UK in this capacity, and has advised media, advertising and technology sector decision-makers on LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace throughout. He has been working with Outvertising in various capacities since 2018, including having helped launch the second edition of the Outvertising Guide in 2019.
“Outvertising has always, to me, been an organisation with two aspects. One points inwards, towards the community and the membership, and forms the beating heart of our group. The other points outwards, towards the industry and the public, and represents our ability to guide the sector towards an inclusive future. We are entering a new phase in corporate D.E.I. strategy, where the expectations of the community towards business are more robust. Love is love, but money talks, and an ever greater population of consumers are becoming wise to that. The advocacy team exists to help leaders and allies in brands, agencies, adtech and media to disempower bigotry in the advertising supply chain, and I’m thrilled to be leading this critical work alongside Ant Jackson.”