Dorothea FRSA FIEDP is an award winning equality strategist whose work is driven by a deep commitment to societal transformation, culture change and above all, people.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Institute of Equality and Diversity Professionals, a Member of Brunel University’s Institute of Communities Advisory Board and a Research Advisory Board Member on ADHD and Menopause at King’s College London. She was selected as a UN Women UK Delegate for CSW68 (2024), CSW69 (2025), and CSW70 (2026), and serves as an Ambassador for ADHD UK.

Dorothea grew up on a council estate in North West London and was the first in her family to attend university. After completing a degree in Social Studies, she began her career in youth and community work.

In 2015, Dorothea completed an MA in Violence Against Women.

From 2016 to 2022, Dorothea worked at The Monitoring Group, the UK’s longest running anti racism charity, as part of a Mayor of London pilot project examining hate crime across the capital. She later became the charity’s first woman Co Director, leading its work on race and religious hate crime nationally.

In 2020, Dorothea was the sole woman selected for a headhunted team conducting a gender and race audit of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. She was subsequently appointed the first ever Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Lead at the Institute of Hospitality.

In 2025, Dorothea was named winner of the Startup School for Seniors Entrepreneur category at the Advantages of Age Awards.

Following her 2022 ADHD diagnosis and a subsequent late ASD diagnosis, Dorothea developed a profound personal insight into neurodivergence, leading her to found Inclusivation in 2024. Building on this work, she co-founded Thrive 45+ CIC—a community interest company led by Global Majority, neurodivergent women that supports midlife women and non-binary people navigating the intersections of neurodivergence, health inequalities, and perimenopause.