Anu Ritz works at the Directorate General for Justice and Consumers of the European Commission. Before joining the Commission in 2005, Mrs Ritz was working in the financial sector. Since 2014, Mrs Ritz is part of the Non-discrimination policies and Roma coordination unit and is responsible for coordinating the work of the EU Platform of Diversity Charters, part of a platform aiming at supporting voluntary initiatives promoting diversity management in the workplace.