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DAVID GLASGOW

Leadership Expert & Workplace Strategist

ABOUT DAVID

David Glasgow is the founding executive director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, coauthor of the award-winning book Say the Right Thing: How to Talk about Identity, Diversity, and Justice, and coauthor of the book How Equality Wins: A New Vision for an Inclusive America (Simon & Schuster, 2026).

  • A nationally recognized expert on allyship as well as the law of diversity, equity, and inclusion, David has written for a range of publications, including the American Journal of Law and Equality, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, TIME, and the Harvard Business Review. He was the lead author on Black Theatre United’s “New Deal for Broadway,” a historic agreement to transform the commercial theatre industry.

    An attorney in New York and Australia, David has a BA in philosophy and an LLB from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a Master of Laws (LLM) from NYU School of Law. Prior to his role at the Meltzer Center, he practiced employment, labor relations, and antidiscrimination law at international law firm King & Wood Mallesons and clerked on the Federal Court of Australia.

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TAGS & EXPERTISE

Innovation • Leadership • Future of Work • Organizational Development • Diversity & Inclusion • Workplace Culture • Human Rights • Public Policy

SPEAKING TOPICS

  • A roadmap for rebuilding the work of equality now that the old DEI playbook no longer seems viable, based on David’s co-authored book How Equality Wins: A New Vision for an Inclusive America.

  • How to advance equal opportunity in the workplace at a time when the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion is experiencing significant legal headwinds as well as cultural and political attacks.

    David is an expert on the legal landscape for DEI.

  • How to engage in meaningful and effective conversations about and across our social differences, based on David’s co-authored book Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, DIversity, and Justice.

  • How organizations can reduce the pressure placed on workers to minimize or downplay outsider identities to blend into the mainstream, and create cultures of greater authenticity and belonging.

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