Baroness Oona King

Onna King is Snap’s first VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Her role is to help build an employee culture that represents the diversity of global users as well as to make Snap a diverse and inclusive company at all levels. Oona came from Google, where she was director of diversity strategy. She has extensive experience from a variety of industries including technology, media, and politics, having been senior policy advisor to the British Prime Minister on Equalities, Diversity and Faith. She was the second black woman elected to British Parliament earlier in her career, serving for the Labour Party from 1997 to 2005. She also held head of diversity and inclusion roles at both YouTube and the British Broadcaster, Channel 4. Oona has written for The Guardian, New Statesman, Sunday Telegraph, Express and Observer, and has been a presenter for television and radio documentaries.