David is Co-founder of #BeeWell (which seeks to improve the wellbeing of young people across England); Chair of the Gregson Family Foundation; Trustee of The Institute for Fiscal Studies, PBE (formerly Pro Bono Economics) and Windsor Leadership Trust; an Advisor to The Productivity Institute and the recent Keep Britain Working review; and a member of the Advisory Board of Alliance Manchester Business School. Previously, David ;was co-founder and Chair of Phoenix Equity Partners, a leading mid-market private equity group. Over his career, he has been a director or Chair of some thirty-five companies or charities.
In recent years, David has been Chair of the LTA, which is responsible for tennis in Britain; Chair of CGL, the UK's largest social and health care charity; a Director of The Barclays Women’s Super League; and a Director of LLDC, which has transformed East London following the 2012 London Olympics.
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, and one grandson.
David is a member of IFS's Nominations and Investment Committees.