People and Performance, Learning and Measurement, Human Capital and Talent Management.

Donald is an experienced speaker, chairman and facilitator, and has spoken in over 30 countries. He has an established track record of hosting several hundred webinars and chairing several national conferences in the UK. 

A recognised commentator and thinker in the fields of workplace learning and supporting technologies, Donald is committed to helping develop the learning and development profession. From 2010 to 2021, he chaired the Learning and Performance Institute.

A core part of Donald’s commitment to the profession is what he calls ‘creating spaces for meaningful conversations’. To support this, he has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000, hosted its bi-weekly webinar programme since 2007, and contributed to other conferences world-wide. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey attracts responses from thousands of respondents in over 100 countries.

He is the author of Learning Technologies in the Workplace, a graduate of Oxford University and in 2016 was awarded an honorary doctorate by Middlesex University in recognition of his work developing the L&D profession.