FORMER Derby County captain Michael Johnson is to be part of a 10-strong group aiming to increase inclusion in football.
The new Inclusion Advisory Board (IAB) will be headed by Football Association board member Heather Rabbatts.
The make-up of the panel has been revealed ahead of its first meeting in January.
As well as providing guidance on equality within the game, the IAB will also monitor the delivery of Football's Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Action Plan for 2013-2017.
The IAB aims to widen diversity in the sport as well as clarify anti-discrimination regulations and sanctions.
"This group is vital for meeting the future aims and ambitions of a modern FA," said Rabbatts.
"We believe that we have a breadth of representation, skills and experiences that will give direction and guidance for the game."
Rabbatts will be joined by Johnson, who played 150 games for Derby between 2003 and 2008 and helped the club win promotion to the Premier League in 2006-07, and former England and Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux.
The remaining members of the group are Shelley Alexander, co-founder of Women in Football, which seeks to support females working in football, and Joyce Cook, the founding managing director of the Centre for access to Football in Europe (CAFE) and Chair of Level Playing Field (LPF).
Rimla Akhtar, chair of the Muslim Women Sports Foundation since 2005, and FA Council member Thura Win also join the panel.
Rishi Jain is Kick It Out Football League Clubs Development Officer, Edward Lord OBE is the chair of the London FA Inclusion Advisory Group, with Peter Clayton an FA Council member.
