Field of Expertise
Disability specialist, Diversity and Inclusion, Business Strategy.
Expertise
Beth Kume-Holland is an internationally recognised champion and advocate for disability inclusion, inclusive leadership and accessibility. She is working to drive a culture change around work, health and disability. Beth uses her own lived experience of disability to drive people-centric change, focused on creating better working environments for individuals. She works with policymakers and changemakers globally, most recently meeting with congressional offices in Washington D.C., representing Massachusetts as a patient advocate. Beth has professional experience in the disability space, working as Audience and Market Insights Lead at the UK’s main pan-disability charity, Scope. She has also worked for Citi, in the thought leadership team, writing about some of the biggest global challenges of the 21st Century and how businesses should be approaching them. Prior to this, she worked in academia as a predoctoral research fellow at Oxford University, specialising in civil rights and race relations and leading programs to improve access to university for those from less privileged backgrounds. Most recently, she is founder and CEO of Patchwork Hub, an accessible employment platform that connects employers to highly-skilled professionals who are seeking employment outside of the traditional 9-5 office job. A one-stop-shop for jobseekers and employers looking for accessible, inclusive recruitment solutions.