David was previously Director of Strategy and Investment for the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative, having also co-founded the Initiative and led its work on government reform and private sector development in Sierra Leone. Prior to joining the Africa Governance Initiative, David was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company.

At Bridges Ventures, David is part of the Ventures team working on investments across a range of sectors and regions, specifically the North West. He also works on strategy and investor relations.

David read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University.