David has a portfolio of responsibilities which include being a Non Executive Director of the Department for International Development and of the Ministry of Justice. He is a visiting Professor of the Cass Business School and a Fellow of the Ashridge Business School and Sunningdale Institute. He is also an associate of the Institute for Government.

Earlier in his career he was Head of Marketing for the Dulux brand  before going on to be Managing Director of a European Business and then CEO of Uniqema, a Global ICI business.  He also spent a year and a half working in the Cabinet office. 

He has co-authored a book called The Extra Mile on the theme of how to engage your people to win and is co-author of the MacLeod Report to Government called Engaging for Success.