Abigail Agyei

Neurodiversity Advocate

Consultant and Content Creator

United Kingdom

Abigail Agyei is an award winning dynamic and experienced policy and strategy advisor. With over eight years’ experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and community groups, leading community projects with vast experience supporting voluntary and under-served groups.

Abigail is the winner of last year’s Civil Service Rising Star Award for her dedication to public service making significant impact to communities and being instrumental in leading on race in the Civil Service and enabling uncomfortable conversations with senior leaders and amplify the voices of people of colour in the department in order to create inclusive, safe and accountable culture. She is incredibly passionate about intersectional identities and how their lived experiences are shaped in the world. Abigail was named as one of this year's 'Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women' and has been awarded MBE by Her Majesty the Queen in this year’s 2022 New Year British Honours for Public and Community Services.

Abigail recently spoke at the Disability Inclusion in the Workplace Digital Conference at Westminster Insight on Supporting Neurodiverse Colleagues and recently did a TEDx at University of Essex on ADHD in Black Women.

Abigail is currently working in the Start for Life Unit at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) as the Workforce Capability Lead working across Government and with the wider sector to implement the actions set out in the review to support families during the 1,001 critical days from conception to age two.

Awards and recognition:

• Awarded by Her Majesty the Queen in the New Year’s British Honours in 2022 an MBE for Public and Community Services
• Named one of the 'Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women 2022
• Civil Service Award 2020 Winner - The Rising Star Award

TEDx Speaker 2022 - Titled: 'Yes, Black women have ADHD too and need your attention!'