David has led Hachette’s diversity and inclusion initiative ‘Changing the Story’ since its inception in 2015 , with a number of different activities to make the organisation, and the books they publish, more inclusive and diverse – including, this year, celebrating internally and externally the anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality by highlighting and repromoting the LGBT+ authors they publish. He has also spoken at publishing industry conferences, and at length internally at conferences, about the importance of welcoming all people into the industry from a wide variety of backgrounds. Externally, David is a strong supporter of the aims several LGBT+ focused organisations, such as Stonewall and OUTstanding, and makes his voice heard on the importance of LGBT+ inclusion.
