As the father of an autistic child and a leader at Oracle, Elio understands how important it is to create an inclusive work environment. That's why, together with his colleagues, he founded the Oracle Neurodiversity Network - an employee led network that raises awareness, promotes inclusion, and creates groups to support neurodiversity.

Elio shares, “We have developed learning paths for our employees and hosted amazing external guest speakers who offered useful insight. I am proud that via the Oracle Neurodiversity Network, we shine the light on neurodiversity every day of the year.”

Sneha appreciates the unique environment here that gives engineers free reign to innovate, and gives her insider’s perspective on what women in tech can get out of their careers at Oracle. “The work culture is very open, dynamic, and flexible,” Sneha describes. “It gives us enough time to figure out our priorities and get the work done. There’s plenty of room for growth and learning which I’m really coming to appreciate.”

“There are no bars too high to achieve. You can have pride in your career here. On top of that, I must say we have fantastic work-life balance.”

As a child Mari represented Japan in the Junior Olympics for swimming, but her life took a sudden turn when she suffered a cerebral infarction in her sleep, leaving her left arm and leg disabled. With this setback, Mari had to rethink how she would live the rest of her life.

That’s when she found her love of fly-fishing and sailing. A long period of intensive practice and preparation led Mari to the incredible achievement of winning the Silver Medal with the National Paralympic Sailing team as well as the Global Fly Fishing Championship in the female category. “When I was competing, I would close my eyes and visualize my friends and family’s reaction to me winning a medal—that gave me strength to keep going.

Mari now uses her experiences to inspire others in challenging situations. As an Oracle Development Consultant, she helps employees with mental training, finding strength, positive psychology, and resilience.

Asad is proud to work for a company that contributes to society. For him, Oracle’s positive action is two-fold: 1) Our technology solutions are solving critical real-world problems, and 2) We’re advancing important social issues for the LGBTQ+ community.

This year marked a big turning point for the LGBTQ+ community in Oracle India: After two years of hard work and dedication, they officially started their first chapter of the Oracle Pride Employee Network. Read about the journey and how pride runs through Asad’s career at Oracle.

When it comes to managing his team, implementation manager Antonio Benitez, has one clear non-negotiable—equal opportunity for all. He makes an active effort to help each employee reach their full potential and shares why it’s so important to hear every voice in the team, and encourage an atmosphere of free expression.

He says, “Communication is an important aspect, having an equal opportunity to speak and be heard is what makes up strong teams. Allowing them to express their thoughts and ideas, leads in turn, to brilliant ideas.”