David R Blackburn
Managing director, David R Blackburn Consulting, Chief people consultant, GambleAware
Currently chief people consultant for the charity GambleAware, David R Blackburn also heads up his own consultancy where he has worked with businesses including Amnesty International UK, SHL, and the Bank of England, where he is a senior independent advisor for skills and HR evolution.
Blackburn is a chartered companion of both the CIPD and the Chartered Management Institute, speaks regularly at events, and has received numerous awards throughout his decades-long senior-level HR career. He ranked second in our HR Most Influential practitioners list 2024, and has been listed four times.