David is a Trustee of The Institute for Fiscal Studies, Pro Bono Economics and Windsor Leadership Trust; a Director of The Barclays Women’s Super League; Chair of the Gregson Family Foundation and of #BeeWell (which is seeking to improve the wellbeing of young people, initially in Greater Manchester, and now also across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton); Advisor to the Sutton Trust (which seeks to improve social mobility through education), The Productivity Institute and Phoenix Equity Partners (a leading mid-market private equity group); and a member of the Advisory Board of Alliance Manchester Business School. Previously, David was a co-founder and Chairman of Phoenix.
Over his career, he has been a director or Chairman of some thirty-five companies or charities. Most recently, David has been Chairman of the LTA, which is responsible for tennis in Britain; Chairman of CGL, the UK's largest social and health care charity; and a Director of LLDC, which has been transforming East London following the 2012 Games. David has an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School and an MA in Maths and Physics from Cambridge University.
David is based in The Hague in The Netherlands, and commutes backwards and forwards to the UK regularly. He is married to Renee, with three grown-up children. David’s interests revolve around his family, sports and politics. David is determined to seek to make a positive difference to the lives of young people in England (education is devolved); support improvements to the healthcare system in England; and try and help efforts to understand and thereby improve Britain’s low productivity.
David is a member of IFS's Nominations and Investment Committees.