FTI Consulting’s Mark Gossington named to global diversity champions list
Sydney-based FTI Consulting senior managing director Mark Gossington has been named to this year’s Global Inclusion list of business professionals leading the way on diversity & inclusion.
Mark Gossington, who joined FTI Consulting’s risk & investigations senior leadership team last year from the partnership of KPMG, also serves as the firm’s DEI leader, FTI Pride co-chair, and mentor for LGBTQ+ professionals through Out for Australia.
The UK-based Global Inclusion list, which is now into its sixth edition, recognised Gossington for his work in “driving inclusive hiring, executive sponsorship, and board-level DEI strategy; reshaping professional services to be fair, inclusive, and resilient.”
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Gossington spent more than two decades between KPMG and PwC in Australia and the UK, the majority of that time as a partner. Now leading FTI’s local ‘Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging’ initiatives, he also previously served as co-chair of KPMG Australia’s LGBTQIA+ network, Pride@KPMG, a role he has also taken on at FTI.
“It’s meaningful because it reflects work that has been personal and long-term,” Gossington said of the international accolade. “Inclusion for me is about the everyday experience at work; whether people feel safe being themselves and valued for their differences. I have seen that lasting change occurs when inclusion is embedded into leadership behaviour and not treated as a side activity.”
Continuing on the theme, Gossington adds that leaders shape inclusion through their daily actions, not just via policy; “It shows up in who is heard, who is sponsored, who gets opportunities, and how issues are addressed when they arise. Leaders who make the biggest difference are visible in their support and prepared to challenge behaviours or systems that unintentionally exclude people.”
In terms of smaller actions leaders can take which can make a big difference, he suggests creating space for people to speak, including the quieter voices in the office, and then of course listening and following up on the issue if someone raises a concern. Behaviours such as that, Gossington says, send a clear signal that people matter, building up trust and psychological safety over time.
They also bring personal rewards; “I’m most proud of when someone has said they felt supported to be themselves at work, or confident enough to step into a role they once doubted was possible,” he says. “I have seen how visibility, sponsorship, and allyship can directly influence confidence and career progression, and those moments are a reminder that inclusion has a real, human impact.”
FTI Consulting is a major partner of LGBTQIA+ support and mentoring organisation Out For Australia, which also compiles the annual ‘30 under 30 list’, while FTI’s internal pride program engages in firm-wide activities such as Pride Month and Wear it Purple Day, along with organising educational presentations and diversity-themed trivia nights and dress-up days.
