As regional managing director for the UK, Europe and US at Ambition, Nicky Acuna Ocana oversees a team of highly skilled recruitment consultants. With over 14 years at Ambition and 25 years in the industry, Ocana is passionate about the company’s DE&I framework, championing the initiative across the international company offices. She hosts the “Leaders with Ambition” podcast series where she spotlights diversity in career progression within professional services firms. Ocana is also a speaker at client partnership conferences where she discusses retention strategies and how to incorporate DE&I into firms’ hiring policies.