Poggy Murray Whitham

Poggy Murray Whitham is a leading voice on inclusion in engineering, manufacturing and STEM, combining senior technical expertise with both professional and lived experience. A Black, queer, non-binary, disabled and autistic former senior manager in automation engineering, Poggy founded OutEngineered to re-engineer inclusion in complex environments, contributing expertise to numerous projects, including an award-winning wellbeing app recognised by industry. As COO of Divrsity, they embed measurable DEI action through data and AI driven insight. Poggy holds advisory roles with the Royal Academy of Engineering, Engineering Council UK, Engineering Professors’ Council, LGBT Foundation and Women in Manufacturing, and has led on several original research projects. Poggy is a TEDx speaker, bestselling author of Inclusion Moments, and was recently appointed a Visiting Professor in Inclusive Engineering Design and Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering, known for connecting personal experience with board level influence.Â