Montagu Evans taps healthcare partner Shah to head up DEI

Montagu Evans has appointed Bhavini Shah, a partner at the group, as its new head of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).

She draws on a decade of experience in the partnership as a healthcare property specialist in its advisory team and is a longstanding DE&I advocate.

Previous roles at the firm include partner sponsor for Open Circle, Montagu Evans’ internal network for ethnically diverse employees, and DE&I committee member. Shah will develop a DE&I strategy that will engage and integrate deeply with the firm’s objectives, using data and insight gathered through engagement with team members, clients and industry stakeholders.

Montagu Evans is to publish its corporate responsibility report, combining sustainability and DE&I for the first time, in the autumn.

“A number of years of leaning into the DE&I space in conjunction with my role as a surveyor made me realise there was a passion for inclusion that could become a larger part of my working life,” said Shah.

“With a strong commercial understanding, my vision is to create an authentically inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can bring their best selves to work. I will use my lived intersectional experience, combined with internal and external stakeholder engagement, to support these goals as part of this new opportunity for change.”