Prior to joining the Commission, Giridharan was a Principal Lawyer with Maurice Blackburn, heading the firm’s Queensland Employment Law department. He ran numerous state and national race discrimination cases and led the pro bono compensation scheme for underpaid 7-Eleven workers.

Giridharan was Chair of Multicultural Australia from 2021-2024 and a member of the Queensland Multicultural Advisory Council from 2019-2024.