Pronouns: She/her

Desideria Benini is a Senior Research Analyst at Equileap, a leading provider of gender equality and diversity & inclusion data for the financial sector. Equileap’s mission is to close the workplace equality gap by equipping investors with data and insights to drive responsible investment decisions. She holds a Master’s degree in International Development from the University of Leeds, where she researched the gendered impact of COVID-19 on WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) access across East Africa and South Asia, in collaboration with an international INGO.