John is a leading member of Hogan Lovells’ global LGBT+ diversity committee, and former chair of their Pride network. As such, he played a key part in implementing Hogan Lovells ally network, Pride+, which was launched in May 2017. As the most visible senior LGBT+ partner in London and Continental Europe, he is an active role model and mentor within Hogan Lovells’ LGBT+ community. His personal interest also sees him engage with a number of intersectional activities across LGBT+, gender, and ethnicity. Externally, John founded and led Gaingels London, an angel investor network that provides mentoring, networking and investment capital to LGBT+ entrepreneurs. He is also a member of Out Leadership’s Global Leadership Committee and speaker at Out Leadership events. He attended the second annual Executive Leadership program for LGBT Executives at Stanford University, and supports various organisations such as Series Q and the Terrence Higgins Trust. He recently joined the board of Chineke!, a foundation that provides career opportunities to young Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) classical musicians in the UK and Europe.
