The first section in this part of the book looks at the often neglected “I” in DEI: inclusion. In the first conversation in this section, we bring together people fighting for more inclusion in a variety of ways across ecosystems. Grace Lordan, professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has more than a decade of inclusion research under her belt, and is the founder of LSE’s Inclusion Initiative. She outlines her work for the next ten years—providing evidence-based research to ensure that people are hired, promoted, and rewarded based on their skills, talent, and ability rather than their networks. Kate Pljaskovova and Bibi Groot founded and work at Fair HQ, a London-based inclusion consultancy that aims to put research into best practice via a tool that enables employers to assess their level of inclusivity and take steps towards continually improving. Having worked with countless investors and, most importantly, founders of startups, the two share some very practical insights of how to move from “skin deep diversity” to true inclusion. Lolita Taub details how she defied all expectations of a Latina from a lower socioeconomic background, while adding insights from her experiences as a Latinx operator, investor, and newly minted GP on the US West Coast. Her new fund, Ganas Ventures, turns the VC model upside down by starting and ending with historically overlooked communities on the investor and decision maker side, as well as on the side of the founders they back.