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Jonathan Briggs

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Group Head, Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion at Aviva
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Jonathan Briggs is the Diversity Equity Inclusion & Executive Search Director at Aviva, with a background leading global talent acquisition for firms like Thomson Reuters and Coutts. He is a founding committee member for initiatives like Progress Together and Change the Race Ratio. He is a graduate of the University of the West of Scotland.

Outside of work, Jonathan, who goes by Jonny, lives in West London with his wife and three children. He is passionate about creating family-friendly workplaces and has a personal interest in neurodiversity awareness. In his free time, he loves watching live sports.

Unique fact: He sits on the founding committees of two major UK diversity initiatives, Change the Race Ratio and Progress Together.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Group Head, Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Diversity & Inclusion
His senior role at Aviva is focused on DEI. He is also on the founding committee for 'Progress Together' and 'Change the Race Ratio'.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Actively works with and speaks on behalf of 'Progress Together' to improve socio-economic diversity within the financial services industry.
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Career

Work history

1-2016
Group Head, Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion
Aviva
4-2013 - 1-2016
Head of Talent Acquisition (IP&S)
Thomson Reuters
4-2010 - 3-2013
Head of Resourcing - Coutts
Coutts
9-2007 - 4-2010
Resourcing Manager
The Royal Bank of Scotland
9-2004 - 9-2007
Manager
Frazer Jones
In the press

Media appearances

How Aviva Attracts Talent Through Heritage & Culture. Featured in The Undercover Recruiter
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Jonny Briggs - Why Aviva is a Progress Together Member. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1989 - 1993
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University of the West of Scotland
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Glasgow Academy
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