About Mark
Dr. Mark McBride-Wright, MBE, CEng, FIChemE, FEI is a leader in safety and inclusion, focusing on psychological safety in engineering teams. He is the Founder and CEO of EqualEngineers, providing consultancy and training services. Mark frequently speaks on masculinity in engineering, inclusive leadership, and LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Mark has trained thousands of engineers, from frontline staff to executives, on building inclusive workplace cultures. His clients include major companies like EDF Energy and McLaren Racing. His research on masculinity in engineering has led to impactful culture change interventions within organisations.
Awards
Dr. Mark McBride-Wright is a trailblazer in driving cultural change in engineering and technology. Through EqualEngineers, he has engaged thousands in fostering inclusivity across the profession. His leadership in the Pathways Programme addresses inclusion for underrepresented engineering students. As the co-founder and chair of InterEngineering, a non-profit connecting LGBTQ+ engineers, Mark has grown its membership to 1,000, empowering the community through national Pride events and open-source resources on diversity in the workplace.
MBE 2023
Dr. Mark McBride-Wright, was awarded an MBE for his outstanding services to diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering. As the founder of EqualEngineers and co-founder of InterEngineering, Mark has been instrumental in fostering cultural change within the profession, promoting inclusivity and supporting underrepresented groups across the engineering sector.
Dr. Mark McBride-Wright CEng, MIChemE, is a leader in diversity and inclusion, focusing on psychological safety in engineering teams. He is the Founder and CEO of EqualEngineers, providing consultancy and training services. Mark frequently speaks on masculinity in engineering, inclusive leadership, and LGBTQ+ inclusion, and he established the Equality in Engineering Conference and the Engineering Talent Awards.
Mark has trained thousands of engineers, from frontline staff to executives, on building inclusive workplace cultures. His clients include major companies like EDF Energy and McLaren Racing. His research on masculinity in engineering has led to impactful culture change interventions within organisations.
As Chair and Co-Founder of InterEngineering, Mark supports LGBT+ engineers and has earned numerous awards for his diversity work. He has advised the UK government on tackling homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying in engineering and holds a PhD in chemical engineering from Imperial College London.
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