Profile

David Isaac

Former Chair at Equality and Human Rights Commission

About

Content no longer updated: David Isaac was Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission from April 2016 to August 2020. This profile is no longer updated.

David is a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons and was previously Chair of Stonewall from 2003 to 2012. He is also Chair of Modern Art Oxford, a Director of the Big Lottery Fund and a Trustee of 14-18 Now. David was awarded a CBE in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to equality and diversity.

Latest articles by David Isaac

6 August 2020
Speech

John Cass lecture 2019

Speech delivered by David Isaac on 25 September 2019: Moving beyond the "I" to the "We": how…

26 September 2019
Speech

Freedom of speech in education: the foundation of an effective society

Equality body calls for employers to play their part in tackling the gender pay gap by publishing…

13 December 2018
Speech

UK human rights reputation under threat

David Isaac's statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the UK's Universal Periodic…

22 September 2017