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Congratulations to Fabrice Houdart on starting his own consulting firm, Houdart Consulting. On starting the firm Houdart said, “my firm will focus on providing technical assistance to corporations on bringing an LGBTQ+ lens to DEI initiatives, marketing, philanthropy, communication, CSR and government affairs. I will also continue placing LGBTQ+ people on corporate boards.” 

Most recently he was with Out Leadership. He is a member of L’Oreal Global Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board. He is also an adviser to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Center for Inclusive Governance and serves on the Editorial Board of the Women’s Forum. 

Houdart previously was the Human Rights Officer at the United Nations in New York where he worked on Free & Equal, a United Nations campaign for LGBTQ equality. He co-authored and led the United Nations Global LGBTQ+ standards of conduct for Business, the largest corporate social responsibility initiative on LGBTQ+ issues in the World. 

Prior to that, Houdart was Senior Country Officer at the World Bank where he authored economic development analyses on Yemen, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Tunisia and contributed to the 2012 Gender World Development Report (WDR) and the 2011 Conflict, Security, and Development WDR.

He is on the boards of Outright Action International; Housing Works; Foundation Emergence (Governor); TransNewYork; and Witness to Mass Incarceration where he is president. He is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA) and a member of the Impact Guild. Houdart has received many awards, including the Golden Gate Business Association Award; the IGLTA Pioneer Award and the Alan Turing LGTBIQ Award for his work on LGBTI rights.

Fabrice has his bachelor’s in economics and management from Dauphine University, Paris; and his MBA from American University. He lives in New York City with his twin sons, 9-year-old Maxime and Eitan.