David has 30 years leadership experience in financial markets data, analytics and technology. He was founder and CEO of Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest data and technology platform providers to financial markets which was acquired by LSEG for $27B in 2021.

David is co-chair of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) with over 1800 members and 500 adopters, representing managing $17.7 trillion of managed assets.

David is a member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) launched by His Majesty King Charles III, leads the measurement workstream on the IAPB (International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits) presented at COP16, and chairs the TNFD global Nature Data Public Facility.

David also invests in natural capital technology companies and chairs the Investment Committee for Triple Private Equity focusing on financial services technology and data. He is a member of the International Technology Advisory Panel for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and has advised several institutions, including the Bank of England, on data governance and strategy.

David chairs Urban Synergy (Youth Mentoring) Corporate Charity Board and is a Trustee at the Natural History Museum in London.