David is an experienced senior executive and finance professional, having previously been Chief Executive and Finance Director at The Hyde Group, a large South East London-based housing association, and Chief Operating Officer at Leonard Cheshire Disability, a major provider of services to disabled people. He is now semi-retired and operates a small portfolio of non-executive director appointments. He also undertakes project work as a Consultant Director in the Affordable Housing Consultancy Team at Savills, where he specialises in the strategic business development and corporate financial management of housing associations.

David has a degree in Mathematics and Education from the University of Kent, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and a Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. He was previously the Chair of London Skills for Growth and led the charity through the merger with London South East Colleges in 2017. He was appointed to the Chair of the London South East Colleges Corporation in January 2022.