Lumanity’s CEO, Jon Williams, has been featured in Endpoints News’ third annual feature on LGBTQ+ leaders in biopharma. The article honors individuals shaping the future of not only their community, but also the biotechs, pharmaceutical companies and other organizations involved in making and bringing new medicines to patients.
In the interview, Jon highlights the importance of advocating for LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion in the biopharma industry, highlighting that though we’ve come a long way, there is always more work to do. He also discusses creating workplace environments where everyone feels accepted, and insists on upholding these values to ensure the next generation of LGBTQ+ people working in biopharma have role models. “Every young person needs to be able to look at somebody else and say, ‘I see myself in that person, and that person is successful, and I want to be like that person.”
Read the full article, including the experiences and stories from 13 other individuals named in the feature, here.
Lumanity is celebrating Pride month with various internal activities and panel discussions featuring LGBTQ+ staff from across company-wide businesses and teams sharing their stories and experiences.