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David Weaver is a senior partner of DWC, a leadership
and strategic change firm that works with individuals,
organisations and communities to help them achieve
their full potential. His clients include large and small
organisations, teams and individuals across the

private, public and not for profit sectors in the UK and
internationally. His work has focused on designing, co-
creating and delivering interventions that build higher
levels of organisational / personal performance to achieve

Judge Peter outstanding results. A former social worker, university
lecturer and local authority senior manager, David’s
Herbert O. B.E current work as a ‘Leadership specialist’ is aligned with
his passion for working with organisations and individuals
to improve their lives and achieve their full potential.

Judge Peter Herbert O. B.E is a leading UK He offers significant expertise as a life / career coach,
human rights barrister, a former lead Counsel at conflict management facilitator, mentor, public speaker

the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and a strong track record in the area of ‘top team’ and
the former Vice Chair of the Metropolitan senior management development. Much of his current
Police Authority in London who holds three work involves working with leadership teams within public
Judicial posts as a part-time Immigration Judge, service bodies including local authorities, the NHS and
Employment Judge and who also sits as a voluntary sector bodies. He has also worked with large
Recorder in the Crown Court. companies such as Shell UK, Morgan Stanley, Jaguar and
Peter is a Pan Africanist who Chairs the Society Singapore Airlines.
of Black Lawyers in the UK as well as the
Pan African Lawyers Association’s Diaspora David is one of a small number of consultants facilitating

Committee. He has led several international the Leadership Academy for leading elected councillors
refugee missions to Sicily, Calais and the in England and Wales - commissioned by the Local David
Lebanon and been awarded the “Spirit of Government Association (LGA). He is a former political Weaver
Excellence” award for human rights by the advisor working with the then Deputy Home Secretary
American Bar Association. His OBE was on the Home Affairs portfolio (1996 to 1999). During this
awarded by the Queen for his services to period, he represented the government on a European
diversity, equality & human rights. body (European Monitoring Centre on Racism and
Xenophobia). David is also a co-founder of high-profile
campaigning body, Operation Black Vote (OBV).
In December 2016, David was appointed as President of
the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
(BACP) having previously served as a Governor / Trustee

(2012 to 2016) and Vice President (from 2004 to 2009).
David holds an MSc in Human Resources Development
and qualifications relating to coaching, mediation and
psychological profiling.