David Isaac

David Isaac, CBE is a British solicitor and Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, where he took office in July 2021.[1] He was previously a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons. He was appointed as the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2016,[2] serving in that capacity until August 2020. He is also chair of the Court of Governors at University of the Arts London (2018–present).[3] He was previously chair of Stonewall from 2003 to 2012.[4] He was a director of the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (2005–2014), the Big Lottery Fund (2014–2018),[5] Black Mountains College (2019–20) and a trustee of 14-18 NOW (2016–2019).[6]

Isaac was appointed a CBE in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to equality and diversity[7] and was ranked 36th in the OUTstanding top 100 LGBT executives in October 2018.[8]

  1. ^ "Welcome to our Provost David Isaac CBE". Worcester College, Oxford. 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "EHRC appointments". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ UAL (8 January 2019). "David Isaac CBE named new Chair of Governors". UAL. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Government nominates former Stonewall chair to head equality commission". PinkNews. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Three Big Lottery Fund board members appointed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Team and Board". 14-18 NOW. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Birthday Honours 2011: CSV - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  8. ^ "The OUTstanding lists 2018: LGBT+ leaders and allies". Financial Times. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.